Jüri Rumm (film)

Jüri Rumm
Directed byJohannes Loop
Based onHans Varessoo's 1908 novel Jüri Rumm
StarringHans Suursööt
Ly Kerge
Boris Borissoff
Karl Laas
Mihkel Lepper
Benno Hansen [et]
Salme Peetson
Elsa Silber
Meta Kelgo
CinematographyKonstantin Märska
Distributed byKonstantin Märska Filmproduktsioon [et]
Release date
  • December 11, 1929 (1929-12-11)
Running time
101 min 40 sec
CountryEstonia
LanguageEstonian

Jüri Rumm is an Estonian feature-length film made in 1929 based on Hans Varessoo's 1908 novel of the same name.[1] The film was directed by Johannes Loop.[2]

Plot

The film depicts the legendary adventures of the Estonian itinerant, thief, and robber Rummu Jüri, who became famous among people in Estonia in the 1880s. The story begins with the corporal punishment meted out to the manor's valet Jüri, which the proud and independent young man does not forgive the gentlemen for. The honor of his beloved Madli is also at stake at the manor, and in order to save her Jüri must risk imprisonment. However, as a skilled and daring man, he remains elusive. The story of the young lovers is intertwined with risky swindles at the expense of the gentry. Like an Estonian Robin Hood, Jüri takes revenge for the injustice done to the peasantry. The film features one of the most convincing fight scenes in Estonia's early film history.[3]

Cast

  • Hans Suursööt as Jüri Rumm, the manor's valet
  • Ly Kerge as Madli, the manor's maid, his bride
  • Boris Borissoff as the baron, the manor owner
  • Karl Laas as Mentus, the administrator of the manor
  • Mihkel Lepper as the gendarmerie officer, a relative of the baron
  • Benno Hansen [et] as the trial judge
  • Salme Peetson as the baroness from the neighboring manor
  • Elsa Silber as the baroness's daughter
  • Meta Kelgo as the baron's daughter
  • Voldemar Toffer as the old valet
  • Voldemar Päts as Pops
  • Olga Holts [et] as his wife
  • Alfred Hindrea as Jüri Rumm's companion
  • Richard Mildeberg as a soldier
  • A. Kaasik as a soldier

References

  1. ^ Paas, Veste (1980). Olnud ajad. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 153.
  2. ^ Aasmäe, Maarja; Voog, Eha (2007). A ja O taskuteatmik: Eesti. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. p. 388.
  3. ^ "Jüri Rumm (1929)". Eesti filmi andmebaas. Retrieved September 18, 2024.