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The Legend of Thyl (1977)
Directed by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
Adventure, History, TV Movie · 5h 11m
Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere." First part: "The Ashes of Claes". XVI century. The freedom-loving and cheerful people of the Netherlands under the rule of the Spanish king: persecution, torture, bonfires of the Inquisition, encouraging scammers. The fearless Thyl Uhlenshpiegel and his faithful girlfriend Nele have to go through many trials. Second part: "Viva Beggars!". The people of the Netherlands, tormented by cruel royal decrees, taxes, heresy, torture and executions, began a war of liberation against Spanish rule. Many feats will be performed by the national hero Tilbert (Thyl) Ulenspiegel and his friend Lamme Gudzak before peace returns to their homeland.
Cast
Lembit Ulfsak
Till Eulenspiegel
Natalya Belokhvostikova
Nele
Evgeni Leonov
Lamme
Mikhail Ulyanov
Claes
Larisa Malevannaya
Soetkin
Alla Demidova
Katheline
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Fishmonger
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Charles V
Nikolay Grabbe
judge
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
Philip II
Evgeniy Evstigneev
priest
Vadim Zakharchenko
Executioner
Crew
- Director
- Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
- Writer
- Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
- Novel
- Charles de Coster
- Director of Photography
- Valentin Zheleznyakov
- Original Music Composer
- Nikolay Karetnikov
- Editor
- Yelena Surazhskaya, Tatyana Likhachyova, V. Potapova
Details
- Original title
- Легенда о Тиле
- Release date
- 1977-04-03
- Runtime
- 5h 11m
- Genres
- Adventure, History, TV Movie
- Original language
- RU
- Spoken languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Mosfilm, Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie