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Foundation date 1 january 1931

Tallinnfilm is the oldest still functional film studio in Estonia. Originally founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, the studio was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) Eesti Kultuurfilm was taken over by the Communist Party and renamed Kinokroonika Eesti Stuudio (the Estonian Newsreel Studio). In 1942 during the German occupation in World War II was renamed Kinokroonika Tallinna Stuudio (The Tallinn Newsreel Studio) and called Tallinna Kinostuudio (The Tallinn Film Studio) in 1947 again by the Soviets. The Tallinn Film Studio was renamed Kunstiliste ja Kroonikafilmide Tallinna Kinostuudio (Tallinn Feature and Newsreel Film Studio) in 1954 and in 1963 was renamed again Tallinnfilm

During the Soviet era, the studio was the only major movie production house in Estonia, leading to its being responsible for almost all feature-length movies of the time. (Most of the rest were produced by Eesti Televisioon.)

Most notable feature films produced by Tallinnfilm during the Soviet era were Viimne reliikvia (The Last Relic), released in 1969 by Tallinnfilm. The movie set the absolute box office record for the entire Soviet Union at the time by selling 44,9 million tickets. It was successfully distributed by the Soviet film export internationally in more than 60 countries. The Spring (1969) Estonian: Kevade directed by Arvo Kruusement sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.34 million) and in 1971 8,100,000 in Soviet Union.

After Estonia regained independence in 1991, Tallinnfilm terminated its production activities and concentrated on the restoration of its film stock and film distribution. Since 2004 Tallinnfilm acts as art-house cinema operator. The owner of Tallinnfilm is Estonian Film Foundation.
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Filmography of Tallinnfilm (8 films)

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Production

Pilot Pirx's Inquest
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979)
, 1h44
Directed by Marek Piestrak
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Robot films
Actors Alexandre Kaïdanovski, Vladimir Ivashov

This movie is about a rocket pilot named Pirx who is hired to go on a mission to evaluate some nonlinears (robots) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and his crew, made up of nonlinears and humans, are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn. There is a near disaster and the human crew are almost killed. Upon returning to Earth there is an inquest to determine if Pirx was responsible for the "accident." In the end, it is found that one of the robots caused the malfunction in an attempt to kill the human crewmembers and Pirx is cleared of all charges.
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979)
, 1h20
Directed by Grigori Kromanov
Origin Estonie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Jüri Järvet, Uldis Pūcītis, Mikk Mikiver, Kārlis Sebris

L’Inspecteur Glebsky est appelé en plein hiver dans un hôtel des Alpes, où des phénomènes étranges ne tardent pas à se manifester. L’hôtel se retrouve coupé du reste du monde par une avalanche et un huis-clos angoissant s’instaure, ponctué par des événements surnaturels…
The Last Relic
The Last Relic (1971)
, 1h20
Directed by Grigori Kromanov
Origin Estonie
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Priit Pärn, Ingrīda Andriņa, Rolan Bykov, Elza Radziņa, Peeter Jakobi, Jüri Järvet

La Dernière Relique (Viimne reliikvia) est un film estonien de l'ère soviétique réalisé par Grigori Kromanov et sorti en 1969. Le film est adapté du roman Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad d'Eduard Bornhöhe (1893). Il est produit par les studios Tallinnfilm.

Distribution

The Last Relic
The Last Relic (1971)
, 1h20
Directed by Grigori Kromanov
Origin Estonie
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Priit Pärn, Ingrīda Andriņa, Rolan Bykov, Elza Radziņa, Peeter Jakobi, Jüri Järvet

La Dernière Relique (Viimne reliikvia) est un film estonien de l'ère soviétique réalisé par Grigori Kromanov et sorti en 1969. Le film est adapté du roman Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad d'Eduard Bornhöhe (1893). Il est produit par les studios Tallinnfilm.