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The Legend of Till (1977)

The Legend of Till (1977)

Adventure History TV Movie
Release Date: 1977, April 3
Directors: Vladimir Naumov, Aleksandr Alov
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm, Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie, Mosfilm, Chetvyortoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
Cast: Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Mikhail Ulyanov, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Igor Yasulovich, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Nikolay Grabbe, Anatoliy Obukhov, Anatoli Yabbarov, Oleg Vidov, Nikolay Smorchkov

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book 16th century catholicism foreign language adaptation flanders