The Young Eagles (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.
Director: Theodor Luts
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Arnold Vaino as Tammekänd |
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Juhan Nõmmik as Laansoo |
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Ruut Tarmo as Lepik |
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Elly Põder-Roht as Hilja |
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Amalie Konsa as Laansoo's Mother |
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Aksella Luts as Forest-guard's Daughter |
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Rudolf Ratassepp as Red Army's Commissar #1 |
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Olev Reintalu as Red Army's Commissar #2 |
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Vambola Kurg as Estonian Military Leader #1 |
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Juhan Sütiste as Estonian Military Leader #2 |
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August Sunne as Doctor |
| Writing | Aksella Luts | Writer |
| Writing | Theodor Luts | Writer |
| Directing | Theodor Luts | Director |
| Art | Heino Lehepuu | Production Design |
| Camera | Theodor Luts | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aksella Luts | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Oskar Luts | Writer |
| Editing | Theodor Luts | Editor |
| Sound | Artur Kapp | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Heino Eller | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Raimond Kull | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Villem Kapp | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Villem Reimann | Original Music Composer |