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Tyll the Giant

Tyll the Giant

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 15, 1980

Runtime

0h 13m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy, War

User Score

68%

Original Title

Suur Tõll

Production Companies

Tallinnfilm

Director

Rein Raamat

Description

Based on an Estonian folk tale about of the gigantic hero, Tõll, who lived on the island of Saaremaa (Oesel) in the Baltic Sea. Though he was king of the island, Tõll often worked as a common farmer, tending to his crops and returning to his loving wife. He was a good king, often quick to anger but always kind and willing to help his fellow man. Tõll's greatest enemy is the god of the underworld who specializes in sly, cowardly mischief. When war comes to the island, Tõll arrives to aid his dying army, but the devil takes advantage of his absence to wreak havoc on Tõll's home.