The Young Eagles

The Young Eagles

87 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Nov. 19, 1927

1918. Thousands of volunteers hurry to defend a nascent Republic of Estonia against the advancing enemy from East and South-East. Among others three brave young men - a student, a blacksmith and a farmhand - enlist to the Estonian People's Army. Three of them go scouting together and shoulder by shoulder they fight in battle. With strenuous effort the enemy's overwhelming contingent is pushed back. The farmhand falls as a hero, while the battle-hardened blacksmith and the student return home. The reconstruction of the young republic begins.

The Young Eagles

87 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Nov. 19, 1927

The Young Eagles
1918. Thousands of volunteers hurry to defend a nascent Republic of Estonia against the advancing enemy from East and South-East. Among others three brave young men - a student, a blacksmith and a farmhand - enlist to the Estonian People's Army. Three of them go scouting together and shoulder by shoulder they fight in battle. With strenuous effort the enemy's overwhelming contingent is pushed back. The farmhand falls as a hero, while the battle-hardened blacksmith and the student return home. The reconstruction of the young republic begins.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Siirius Film
Original title Noored kotkad
Directors Theodor Luts
Writers Theodor Luts, Aksella Luts, Oskar Luts

Cast

Arnold Vaino

as Tammekänd

Juhan Nõmmik

as Laansoo

Ruut Tarmo

as Lepik

Elly Põder-Roht

as Hilja

Amalie Konsa

as Laansoo's Mother

Aksella Luts

as Forest-guard's Daughter

Rudolf Ratassepp

as Red Army's Commissar #1

Olev Reintalu

as Red Army's Commissar #2

Vambola Kurg

as Estonian Military Leader #1

Juhan Sütiste

as Estonian Military Leader #2

August Sunne

as Doctor