Peeter Kard
Also Known As: Peeter Shmakov, Пеэтер Кард, Peeter Šmakov
Biography: Peeter Kard (born Peeter Šmakov; July 2, 1940 in Tallinn – April 4, 2006 in Pärnu) was an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1962 he graduated from Tallinnfilm's educational studio. Since 1963 he worked at Endla Theatre.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia
Adult: No
Birthday: July 02, 1940
Age: 84 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 04, 2006
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All My Lenins
Overview: Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1997-10-02
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Windy Beach
Overview: The coastal people of Kaugatoma set out to build their own ship to earn a living independent of the baron's will. The baron does everything to prevent the venture, but still "Kaugatoma" raises its white sails. Unfortunately, the power of money turns out to be decisive both in the organization of joint activities and in the relations of the strong-natured captain Tõnis Tihu with the community and his loved ones. He abandons Liisu, with whom he has a son, and marries a wealthy widow. As a captain, he has the power to look after the welfare of the sailors, but he thinks more about his own safety. However, the winds of 1905 are already blowing over the sea.
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Original Language: et
Release Date: 1971-01-03
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Encounter in Space
Overview: In the near future, a friendly exploratory mission to Earth from the planet Zenturia crashes on Mars's moon Phobos, and cosmonauts from the USSR are sent to the difficult and dangerous rescue. Although this film was never shown in the USA in its entirety, producer Roger Corman adapted the plot premise for his 1966 sci-fi-horror opus, QUEEN OF BLOOD, and utilized some of its special effects in that film.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1963-06-06
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The Last Viking
Overview: The son of Viking Harald is left behind in his village with women and children, when his father joins a group of rebels. They are revolving against the king, but the king takes revenge by overtaking the village and tyrannizing the population.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1997-01-17
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Men in Soldier's Overcoats
Overview: The story of the war film is about paths of the Estonian Shooting Corps (formed by the Red Army) during the WW-2 and how the fight forms an usual man to a loyal soldier. Ideologic aspects of the movie are more hidden than in ordinary Soviet war films but they're still existing.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1968-07-25
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We Were Eighteen
Overview: It's 1940 - the first summer of the Soviet occupation on the Estonian island Saaremaa. Teenagers stepping in their lives have important decisions to make. Should they support the Soviet regime or join the resistance?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1965-07-19
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Dangerous Curves
Overview: A romantic comedy about two rival motorcyclists who are in love with two twin sisters. It is a remake of the 1959 film Naughty Curves and was the first film shot in the Soviet-designed Kinopanorama format.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1961-07-21
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Naughty Curves
Overview: When Vaike, a student and athlete from Tartu, arrives to Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa speedway, the bikes are already racing with dizzying speeds. The same dizzying adventures will be ahead, when Vaike meets multiple-times champion Raivo, who has been dizzied with sports progress and young ladies, and with champion candidate Heino, who helps Vaike to prepare for competition. Vaike cannot “hold her horses” alone and counts for her sister Maret, who also in past have had helped her out from similar difficult situations. But this time also comes into play Maret’s fresh husband Ants, who is convinced that he no more mix up the twin sisters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1959-12-27
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Letters from the Island of the Insane
Overview: Martin Puri is an elderly fisherman who is told to retire because of his old age. When a group of people has to be saved from a boat in an autumn storm, Martin understands that one cannot act against the sea but together with it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1967-07-10
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Jüri Rumm
Overview: Jüri Rumm is a hot-tempered young peasant who is not afraid of either German barons or the Russian czar, barfights or disobedience to his master's orders. Mari, a gentle peasant girl, loves Jüri despite the fact that he is very popular among young women. Evelin is a quick-tempered baron's daughter who is used to get everything she wants, including a peasant boyfriend who considers himself a free man. Yet, the free man becomes an outlaw. Where will the runaway's love lead him?
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1994-05-26
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Men from the Fisherman's Village
Overview: After a stormy night on the sea, a group of Estonian fishermen end up in a small coastal Finnish town. As they await the Soviet authorities to take them back home, some of the fishermen contemplate leaving their former lives in a Soviet era Estonia behind.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1962-12-30
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Time to Live, Time to Love
Overview: Debora and Silver get into a serious car accident after a romantic night together. Silver escapes with a slight injury, but Debora's life is in danger and the doctors say there is no hope for her. Doctor Melts sees an opportunity in transplantation of dying Debora's kidneys to save the life of a professor who has a few weeks to live. However, the professor proposes a treatment for Debora that will exclude transplantation. The truth about the price of her life will change Debora's world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1977-01-10
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Rowan Gates
Overview: Engineer Lembit with his construction team arrives at a small island to build a sheep farm. They are accommodated in the house of a middle-aged woman Marta and her daughter Kaja. The everyday routine will change when after some time everyone's controlled behaviour starts to change, expressing suppressed problems and yearning for warmth and love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1981-04-13
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The Last Hajduk
Overview: About the romantic youth of the legendary commander, hero of the Civil War G.I.Kotovsky (1881-1925). An inexperienced fighter against landlord arbitrariness becomes a professional revolutionary under the influence of revolutionary events in Russia.
Genres: History
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1973-07-23
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Flamingo: The Bird of Luck
Overview: A teenage boy named Vahur, who is from a seemingly upstanding family, becomes an accomplice to the vicious assault on an elderly man. Through a look into the boy's childhood and family, this film raises the question of how to become and remain a decent human being in the schizophrenic Soviet society where everyone was equal, but some were more equal than others.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 1986-12-24
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