Arvo Kruusement

Arvo Kruusement born April 20 1928 is an Estonian actor theatre and film director who has made some of Estonias classic novels into films Spring 1969 Summer 1976 and Fall 1990 The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002 In 1970 the movie sold 558000 tickets in Estonia Total population 134 million and in 1971 8100000 tickets in Soviet Union Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow Russia from where he graduated in 1953 in 19531961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn In 19621964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu Estonia and film director for Tallinnfilm in 19651991