Arvo Kruusement
22 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Apr 20, 1928
- Died
- Sep 9, 2026 (age 98)
- Place of birth
- Undla, Viru County, Estonia [now Lääne-Viru County]
Biography
Arvo Kruusement (April 20, 1928 – September 9, 2026) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969), Summer (1976), and Autumn (1990). The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002.
Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm in 1965–1991.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Arvo Kruusement: movies and TV shows
Acting (12)
- 2006 Visit of an Old Lady
as Claire's Husband
- 1988
- 1987 The Wild Swans
as Chamber Master
- 1987 In One Hundred Years in May
as Jaan Tõnisson
- 1985
- 1980
- 1975 The Red Violin
as Veski
- 1967 What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1964 I Am Bereza
as Nemetskiy mayor
- 1962 My Younger Brother
as Matti
- 1958 Days of June
as Nils
- 1955 Yachts at Sea
as Juuksur
Behind the camera (11)
- 1990 Autumn
Director
- 1986 The Gang
Director
- 1981 The Smacking Sea
Director, Screenplay
- 1979 A Woman Heats the Sauna
Director
- 1976 Võsakurat
Writer
- 1976 Summer
Director
- 1976 Indrek
Screenplay
- 1973 Don Juan in Tallinn
Director
- 1970 Spring
Director
- 1968 Postmark from Vienna
First Assistant Director
- 1967 Letters from the Island of the Insane
First Assistant Director
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2008