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The Legend of Till (1977)
Directed by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
Overview
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.
Length 311 minutes
Actors
Lembit Ulfsak | Natalya Belokhvostikova | Evgeni Leonov | Mikhail Ulyanov | Larisa Malevannaya | Alla Demidova | Anatoliy Solonitsyn | Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Nikolay Grabbe | Vladislav Dvorzhetsky | Evgeniy Evstigneev | Vadim Zakharchenko | Leonid Iudov | Vladimir Kashpur | Igor Ledogorov | Sergei Torkachevsky | Anatoli Yabbarov | Igor Yasulovich | Vera Vasileva | Oleg Vidov | Sergei Kulagin | Juozas Budraitis | Yuliya Dioshi | Mikaela Drozdovskaya | Margarita Zhigunova | Lyudmila Ivanova | Aleksandr Yanvaryov | Uldis Lieldidžs | Anatoliy Obukhov | Lev Perfilov | Lech Skolimowski | Anatoliy Solovyov | Konstantin Tyrtov | Vladimir Fyodorov | Andrei Yurenyov | Yan Yanakiyev | Nikolai Karnaukhov | Yevgeni Raykov | Nikolay Smorchkov | Vladimir Shakalo | Emiliya Milton | Nikolay Gorlov