Acting

Tõnu Saar

Born August 6, 1944 · Kuremaa, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Died July 12, 2022 · aged 77

Tõnu Saar (August 6, 1944 – July 12, 2022) was an Estonian actor. In 1972, he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. From 1963 until 1968, he worked as a photographer. From 1972 until 1980, he worked at Estonian Youth Theatre, and from 1980 until 1998, at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatre roles he appeared in a number of films and on television.

Known For

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death · 1977

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet Communists, failed and resulted in many lost lives on both sides. The Communists were forced underground.

Spring in the Forest

Spring in the Forest · 1974

Spring in the Forest

Based on the novel “Ukuaru” by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life.

Wild Violets

Wild Violets · 1980

MovieActionDrama

It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western spies will arrive to support the local bushwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of the Estonian bushwhackers.

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest · 1979

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

MovieScience FictionDrama

Pirx, an experienced pilot, is hired to go on a top-secret mission to evaluate some 'nonlinears' (an experimental model of android) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and this intriguing crew are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn, but he is determined to find out and identify a hostile unhuman coworker among them.

Küljetuul

Küljetuul · 1984

Raivo and Martin are teammates. Martin was a kicked out from the Soviet Union team, but hopes to get back there. Raivo has everything to reach top, but hasn’t decided what to do. His relationship with Kristiina is also messed up. There is no consensus at home either - in mother's opinion it is wiser to go to school and acquire a proper profession. However, the multi-day race of the Spartakiat of nations is ahead.

The Curse of Snake Valley

The Curse of Snake Valley · 1988

The Curse of Snake Valley

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin.

Don Juan in Tallinn

Don Juan in Tallinn · 1973

Don Juan in Tallinn

MovieComedyMusic

Don Juan arrives in Tallinn and soon the gossip spreads like wildfire. The local women trip over themselves to be seduced by him; the men race to defend their honor by challenging him to a duel. What no one knows is that Don Juan is a woman in disguise.

American Mountains

American Mountains · 1994

American Mountains

MovieComedyCrime

A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of money and popularity among women won't let him step down from the rollercoaster in order to make the right decisions.

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Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death · 1977

Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet Communists, failed and resulted in many lost lives on both sides. The Communists were forced underground.

Spring in the Forest

Spring in the Forest · 1974

Spring in the Forest

Based on the novel “Ukuaru” by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life.

Artur

Wild Violets

Wild Violets · 1980

MovieActionDrama

It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western spies will arrive to support the local bushwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of the Estonian bushwhackers.

Lauri

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest · 1979

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

MovieScience FictionDrama

Pirx, an experienced pilot, is hired to go on a top-secret mission to evaluate some 'nonlinears' (an experimental model of android) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and this intriguing crew are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn, but he is determined to find out and identify a hostile unhuman coworker among them.

Weber

Küljetuul

Küljetuul · 1984

Raivo and Martin are teammates. Martin was a kicked out from the Soviet Union team, but hopes to get back there. Raivo has everything to reach top, but hasn’t decided what to do. His relationship with Kristiina is also messed up. There is no consensus at home either - in mother's opinion it is wiser to go to school and acquire a proper profession. However, the multi-day race of the Spartakiat of nations is ahead.

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The Curse of Snake Valley

The Curse of Snake Valley · 1988

The Curse of Snake Valley

MovieAdventureScience Fiction

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin.

Saar

Don Juan in Tallinn

Don Juan in Tallinn · 1973

Don Juan in Tallinn

MovieComedyMusic

Don Juan arrives in Tallinn and soon the gossip spreads like wildfire. The local women trip over themselves to be seduced by him; the men race to defend their honor by challenging him to a duel. What no one knows is that Don Juan is a woman in disguise.

Don Pablo

American Mountains

American Mountains · 1994

American Mountains

MovieComedyCrime

A former goldminer who has run afoul of the law is made an unusual offer by the mafia. The power of money and popularity among women won't let him step down from the rollercoaster in order to make the right decisions.

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Tear of the Prince of Darkness · 1993

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

MovieHorrorMystery

Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.

Karl

The Firewater

The Firewater · 1994

MovieCrimeDrama

At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......

Surmatants

Surmatants · 1991

MovieHistoryTV Movie

A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the most influential Late Gothic painters, and carpenter Michel Sittow are brought together by the story of the panel painting "Danse Macabre" by Notke and the way the painting reached Tallinn, Estonia from Lübeck.

Russia Is Young

Russia Is Young · 1984

Russia Is Young

SeriesWar & PoliticsAction & Adventure

The Russian Empire, the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the era of Peter I's reforms. At the center of events are Captain Silvestr Ievlev, Lieutenant of the Customs Troops Afanasy Krykov, and Helmsman Ivan Ryabov. All three are very close to the emperor, who entrusts them with commanding the resistance against the Swedish fleet during the defense of Arkhangelsk. Each of the trio plays an important role in the defense of Arkhangelsk and the capture of the Swedish fleet.

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