Spring (1969 film)

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Kevade
Directed by	Arvo Kruusement
Screenplay by	Kaljo Kiisk Voldemar Panso
Based on	Kevade by Oskar Luts
Produced by	Tallinnfilm
Cinematography	Harry Rehe
Edited by	Ludmilla Rozenthal
Music by	Veljo Tormis
Production company	Tallinnfilm
Release date	January 5, 1970 (1970-01-05)
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	Estonian SSR Soviet Union
Language	Estonian

Spring (Estonian: Kevade) is a 1969 Estonian film directed by Arvo Kruusement^[1] and is a film adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel of the same name.^[2] The movie placed first place in the Estonian feature films top ten poll held in 2002 by Estonian film critics and journalists.^[3] In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia, then nearly half of the country's total population of 1.36 million^[4] and 8,100,000 in the Soviet Union in 1971.^[5] The film was re-released in Estonia on 13 April 2006.

The film was shot in Palamuse, which was the prototype area of Oskar Luts' "Paunvere". It was followed by three sequels: 1976's Summer (Suvi), 1990's Autumn (Sügis) and 2020's Winter (Talve), all of which included original actors from this film.