Suur Tõll (English: Tyll the Giant) is a Soviet-era Estonian animated movie created by Tallinnfilm in 1980. The film was directed by Rein Raamat,[1] and the main artist was Jüri Arrak.[2]

Suur Tõll
Original Estonian poster.
Directed by	Rein Raamat
Production company	Tallinnfilm
Release date	1980
Running time	14 minutes
Country	Estonia (Soviet Union)
Language	Estonian
Budget	RUR 81,000

When it was first made, it was highly praised by other Soviet animation directors, while censors critiqued the movie for containing Estonian national elements and excessive violence. It had a short run within the country, but continued to be sent to international film festivals afterwards.

Story

The film tells the story of an Estonian mythical god, Suur Tõll (Toell the Great), a giant said to have lived on the Baltic island of Saaremaa.

Trivia

Clips from the film were used in folk metal band Metsatöll's music video for their song "Vaid Vaprust," from the album Äio.

References

External links

• Suur Tõll on IMDB
• Suur Tõll on Youtube

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На других языках

[ru] Большой Тылл (мультфильм)