Kolme katku vahel
During the Livonian war medieval Tallinn has recently gone under Swedish power. Now troops of Russia march on the town and suddenly epidemic of black plague erupts. Balthasar Russow who works as a priest in Tallinn starts to gather information and write down the chronicle of its time. That causes thick blood and confrontation by noble class whose machinations are going to be publicized. Based on a novel of Estonian classic Jaan Kross.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Released
- 1970
Details
Release year: 1970
Storyline
During the Livonian war medieval Tallinn has recently gone under Swedish power. Now troops of Russia march on the town and suddenly epidemic of black plague erupts. Balthasar Russow who works as a priest in Tallinn starts to gather information and write down the chronicle of its time. That causes thick blood and confrontation by noble class whose machinations are going to be publicized. Based on a novel of Estonian classic Jaan Kross.
Top credits
- Georg Ots — Balthasar Russow
- Raine Loo — Elsbet
- Ants Eskola — Märten
- Ants Lauter — Horn