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The Legend of Thyl
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The Legend of Thyl

1977-04-03 · 311 min · ★ 5.9

Adventure · History · TV Movie

Based on the novel by Charles de Coster "The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere." First part: "The Ashes of Claes". XVI century. The freedom-loving and cheerful people of the Netherlands under the rule of the Spanish king: persecution, torture, bonfires of the Inquisition, encouraging scammers. The fearless Thyl Uhlenshpiegel and his faithful girlfriend Nele have to go through many trials. Second part: "Viva Beggars!". The people of the Netherlands, tormented by cruel royal decrees, taxes, heresy, torture and executions, began a war of liberation against Spanish rule. Many feats will be performed by the national hero Tilbert (Thyl) Ulenspiegel and his friend Lamme Gudzak before peace returns to their homeland.

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Directors
Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
Production companies
Mosfilm, Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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Lembit UlfsakLembit UlfsakTill Eulenspiegel
Natalya BelokhvostikovaNatalya BelokhvostikovaNele
Evgeni LeonovEvgeni LeonovLamme
Mikhail UlyanovMikhail UlyanovClaes
Larisa MalevannayaLarisa MalevannayaSoetkin
Alla DemidovaAlla DemidovaKatheline
Anatoliy SolonitsynAnatoliy SolonitsynFishmonger
Innokentiy SmoktunovskiyInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyCharles V
Nikolay GrabbeNikolay Grabbejudge
Vladislav DvorzhetskyVladislav DvorzhetskyPhilip II
Evgeniy EvstigneevEvgeniy Evstigneevpriest
Vadim ZakharchenkoVadim ZakharchenkoExecutioner
Leonid IudovLeonid Iudovblind man
Vladimir KashpurVladimir KashpurSimon Praet
Igor LedogorovIgor LedogorovWilliam the Silent
Sergei TorkachevskySergei TorkachevskyPompilius
Anatoli Yabbarovblind man
Igor YasulovichIgor Yasulovichblind man
Vera VasilevaVera VasilevaKalleken
Oleg VidovOleg VidovAdmiral de Lumey

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