Arvo Kruusement

Directing

Arvo Kruusement

Born
Died
(aged 98)
Birthplace
Undla, Viru County, Estonia [now Lääne-Viru County]
Credits
24 titles

Biography

Arvo Kruusement (April 20, 1928 – September 9, 2026) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969), Summer (1976), and Autumn (1990). The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002.

Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm in 1965–1991.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 13

YearTitleRole
2008 Nazis and Blondes Film Self
2006 Visit of an Old Lady Film Claire's Husband
1988 Dance Around the Steam Boiler Film
1987 The Wild Swans Film Chamber Master
1987 In One Hundred Years in May Film Jaan Tõnisson
1985 The R Document TV (3 ep)
1980 Spanish Version Film
1975 The Red Violin Film Veski
1967 What Happened To Andres Lapeteus? Film Party Guest (uncredited)
1964 I Am Bereza Film Nemetskiy mayor
1962 My Younger Brother Film Matti
1958 Days of June Film Nils
1955 Yachts at Sea Film Juuksur

Crew credits 11

YearTitleJob
1990 Autumn Film Director
1986 The Gang Film Director
1981 The Smacking Sea Film Director, Screenplay
1979 A Woman Heats the Sauna Film Director
1976 Võsakurat Film Writer
1976 Summer Film Director
1976 Indrek Film Screenplay
1973 Don Juan in Tallinn Film Director
1970 Spring Film Director
1968 Postmark from Vienna Film First Assistant Director
1967 Letters from the Island of the Insane Film First Assistant Director
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