Letters from the Island of the Insane

Letters from the Island of the Insane

75 mins | Drama | Aug. 22, 1966

Martin Puri is an elderly fisherman who is told to retire because of his old age. When a group of people has to be saved from a boat in an autumn storm, Martin understands that one cannot act against the sea but together with it.

Letters from the Island of the Insane

75 mins | Drama | Aug. 22, 1966

Letters from the Island of the Insane
Martin Puri is an elderly fisherman who is told to retire because of his old age. When a group of people has to be saved from a boat in an autumn storm, Martin understands that one cannot act against the sea but together with it.
Producers Tallinnfilm
Original title Kirjad Sõgedate külast
Directors Jüri Müür
Writers Jüri Müür, Juhan Smuul

Cast

Kaarel Karm

as Martin Puri

Ilmar Tammur

as August Puri

Paul Ruubel

as Garibald Sturm

Valdeko Ratassepp

as Joosep Saar

Tõnu Aav

as Ervin Räim

Peeter Kard

as Ruudi Aer

Aarne Üksküla

as Writer

Aino Seep

as Martin's Wife

Eili Sild

as Ruudi's Wife

Helend Peep

as Party Secretary

Marje Metsur

as Secretary

Jüri Müür

as Chairman of the Collective Farm

Tamara Gajenko

as Seller

Olev Eskola

as Captain of the "Holy Herd"

Jüri Garšnek

as Boatswain of the "Holy Herd"

Feliks Lindenburg

as Helmsman of the "Holy Herd"

Ines Aru

as Waitress

Ants Jõgi

as Tavern Visitor

Elsa Ratassepp

as Villager

Raimund Felt

as Driver

Heino Raudsik

as Villager

Karl Levoll

as Journalist