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The Legend of Thyl

The Legend of Thyl

★ 5.9/10•1977•5h 11m•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.

Vladimir Naumov · Director

Aleksandr Alov · Director

Aleksandr Alov · Writer

Vladimir Naumov · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime5h 11m
LanguageRU
Release DateApr 3, 1977

Actors

Lembit Ulfsak

Lembit Ulfsak

Till Eulenspiegel

Natalya Belokhvostikova

Natalya Belokhvostikova

Nele

Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Lamme

Mikhail Ulyanov

Mikhail Ulyanov

Claes

Larisa Malevannaya

Larisa Malevannaya

Soetkin

Alla Demidova

Alla Demidova

Katheline

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Fishmonger

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Charles V

Nikolay Grabbe

Nikolay Grabbe

judge

Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

Vladislav Dvorzhetsky

Philip II

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Evgeniy Evstigneev

priest

Vadim Zakharchenko

Vadim Zakharchenko

Executioner

Leonid Iudov

Leonid Iudov

blind man

Vladimir Kashpur

Vladimir Kashpur

Simon Praet

Igor Ledogorov

Igor Ledogorov

William the Silent

Sergei Torkachevsky

Sergei Torkachevsky

Pompilius

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