The New Devil of Hellsbottom
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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 come to doubt if humans are really meant to achieve salvation. If they aren't then how can they be punished posthumous and sent to Hell? There's only one way to make sure if sinning is the human nature, or is it that they simply don't want to better themselves - Devil himself must go down to Earth, in human form, and if he can achieve salvation then so can a human being... Based on A. H. Tammsaare's classic novel of the same name.
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Cast
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Elmar Salulaht
Devil
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The Midday Ferry
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Ants Eskola
Clever Ants
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The Master of Kõrboja
Man in the Passage Yard
Veronika Bobossova
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Grisha
American Mountains
Grigori Kromanov
Ludmilla Rozenthal
Gennadi Kaleda
Astrid Lepa
Juula
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Spring in the Forest
Lack of Wind
Eino Tamberg
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The Midday Ferry
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Jüri Müür
Leida Rammo
Lisete
Known for
The Fencer
A. H. Tammsaare
Rein Raamat
Grigori Kromanov Director · Jüri Müür Director Gennadi Kaleda Writer
First release June 15, 1964 · Produced in Russia · Languages Estonian, Russian
Production
Tallinnfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan
Original language
Estonian
Spoken on screen
Estonian · Russian
Release dates
Estonia · June 15, 1964
Russia · August 9, 1965
Theatrical · In cinemas nationwide
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
June 15, 1964 · Premiere · Tallin, Estonian SSR, USSR
Russia
August 9, 1965
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