Olev Eskola
Olev Eskola (until 1934 Olaf Esperk; November 18, 1914 Tallinn – April 4, 1990 Kassari, Hiiu County) was an Estonian actor.
Eskola was born in Tallinn. His older brother was actor Ants Eskola. From 1931 until 1935, and again from 1944 until 1949, he worked at the Estonia Theatre; from 1935 until 1944 and again from 1950 until 1966 at Estonian Drama Theatre; and from 1966 until 1969 in the Estonian Youth Theatre. Since 1969 he was a freelance actor. Besides theatre roles he has also had a long career in films. Eskola was married to actress Helle Raa.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2227 |
| Birthday | 1914-11-18 |
| Place of Birth | Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia] |
| Also Known As | Olevs Eskola, Olaf Esperk, |
1970
Liberation: The Fire Bulge
7.4/30
The "Fiery Arc" tells of a grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. Here was the largest tank battle in the history of World War II....
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Liberation: The Fire Bulge
1979
The Hijacking of 'Savoy'
4.615/13
Polish schoolboy Janek, and Russian girl Tanya are traveling by a plane which ended up in the hands of a gang of drug dealers headed by ex Nazi crimin...
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The Hijacking of 'Savoy'
1970
Liberation: Breakthrough
7/26
Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv....
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Liberation: Breakthrough
1984
A Shot In The Forest
0/0
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A Shot In The Forest
1986
Chicherin
9/1
Chicherin - Russian revolutionary, Soviet diplomat, first People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR and the USSR. Member of the USSR Central...
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Chicherin
1965
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
5.1/8
The way Saint Peter explains it to the Devil who's knocking on Heaven's door to collect his share of souls: there will be no more souls, as God has co...
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The New Devil of Hellsbottom
1965
We Were Eighteen
7/2
It's 1940 - the first summer of the Soviet occupation on the Estonian island Saaremaa. Teenagers stepping in their lives have important decisions to m...
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We Were Eighteen
2008
Nazis and Blondes
6/1
Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi vi...
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Nazis and Blondes
1973
This is Where the Border Goes
0/0
Yakov Koreshnikov, a border guard with extensive experience, is leading an operation to detain a group of foreign agents. Back in the 20s, he particip...
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This is Where the Border Goes
1970
The Last Relic
6.375/20
A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - there's a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a monastery chases...
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The Last Relic
1940
Liberation
6.5/8
Wartime documentary by Dovzhenko and Solntseva.
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Liberation
1973
Land, Poste Restante
4/4
Based on a true story about Soviet spy Lev Manevich. He lives in Italy and operates in the Nazi Germany and Austria. Manevich, who is posing as a busi...
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Land, Poste Restante
1973
The Return of the Violin
6/1
During the WWII a group of children are trying to save Stradivarius violin from Nazis.
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The Return of the Violin
1973
Your Home Address
6.5/2
During the WWII, veteran Panas Petrovich Baida lost his son. Many years passed, and Panas Petrovich came to terms with his loss, hiding his grief deep...
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Your Home Address
1974
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
9.75/2
The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.
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The Avenger of Ganjabasar
1970
He Wasn't Alone
4/1
The action takes place in the North of Scandinavia, where Hitler's Germany tried to keep its last frontier. Here by the will of circumstances gets pil...
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He Wasn't Alone
1971
The Risk
6/2
1944. On the Polish front, the fascists are building a secret defensive barrier. The task of obtaining the plans for the structures is assigned to a y...
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The Risk
1967
What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?
5/4
After a long night with his old war buddies, Andres Lapeteus regains consciousness in the hospital. How has confusion, bewilderment and alienation dev...
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What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?
1967
Exploded Hell
8.5/2
Second world war. In one of the German intelligence schools are preparing sabotage groups of Russian prisoners of war for casting in the USSR. Among...
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Exploded Hell
1972
I, The Investigator
6.75/4
A seriously injured young man was found on a Georgian military road. Investigator Georgy Mikeladze finds out that the victim - the navigator of the Ta...
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I, The Investigator
1958
Captain of the First Rank
8/2
Zakhar Psaltyrev went through many ordeals in the royal fleet, where massacres and bullying of people became a custom. Only thanks to his natural inte...
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Captain of the First Rank
1970
The Secret Agent's Destiny
6.167/12
After Tulyev's arrest, Soviet counterintelligence continues the radio game with the enemy, sending encryptions signed "Nadezhda" to the Western intell...
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The Secret Agent's Destiny
1955
Yachts at Sea
10/1
After the war, young yachtsmen from the coastal town deal with daily work, training and competitions without knowing about the downside. Suddenly, mys...
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Yachts at Sea
1969
A Tale of a Chekist
9/1
At the end of 1943, during the occupation in Odessa, a new specialist Kraft arrives at the shipyard and soon becomes a chief engineer. It never occur...
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A Tale of a Chekist
1981
Laikmetu griežos
7/1
A film based on novels by Latvian writer Andrejs Upīts tells a story about Latvian peasants around the 16th/17th century when they were under the role...
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Laikmetu griežos
1971
Oginsky's Polonaise
9/1
A story of a young Belorussian boy musician during the WWII.
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Oginsky's Polonaise
1959
Uninvited Guests
7/2
Four Estonians who have escaped to Sweden during the war return to Soviet Estonia in the 1950s. The four saboteurs work for the Western Secret Service...
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Uninvited Guests
1967
Letters from the Island of the Insane
6/2
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 stor...
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Letters from the Island of the Insane
1971
Outlaws
0/0
Based on Jaan Anvelt's novel "Outlaws" which deals with the struggle of the Estonian Communist Workers' Movement and the life of revolutionaries in th...
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Outlaws
1976
Indrek
0/0
Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.
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Indrek
1963
General and Daisies
9/1
A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job...
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General and Daisies
1971
...And the man plays the trumpet
0/0
Winter in Carpathians. A well-behaved young trumpeter loves a girl and dreams of reciprocity...
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...And the man plays the trumpet
1957
In the Backyard
7.5/2
The story of the distressed residents living in poor slums during the economic crisis of the first Estonian Republic in early 1930s. It is the life in...
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In the Backyard
1981
The Smacking Sea
7.5/2
The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea and their life in the coastal village.
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The Smacking Sea
1970
Between Three Plagues
7/2
The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia.
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Between Three Plagues
1959
Underwater Reefs
7.5/2
Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing en...
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Underwater Reefs
1961
Perekond Männard
8/2
The story takes place right before the Uprising of December 1st, 1924. The Männard family remains faithful to the proletariat and the Neider family dr...
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Perekond Männard
1986
The Gang
6.5/4
Paul Madvig is a businessman in an American town in the 1920s, doing everything to maintain his power. He plans to marry Janet, the daughter of senato...
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The Gang
1971
Gladiator
7.5/2
Joonas and Tiidrik are two men from the island of Saaremaa who recklessly escape from the German prison during the First World War. Yet, there are no...
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Gladiator
1966
On Thin Ice
6.75/8
Two KGB agents are fighting against foreign spies before and during WWII.
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