Mehed ei nuta

Mehed ei nuta
DVD cover
Directed by Sulev Nõmmik
Produced by Eesti Telefilm
Written by Enn Vetemaa
Sulev Nõmmik
Music by Ülo Vinter
Distributed by Eesti Telefilm
Release date
  • 1 January 1969 (1969-01-01)
Running time
80 minutes
Country USSR
Estonian SSR
Language Estonian

Mehed ei nuta (Estonian for Men Don't Cry) is a 1969 Estonian television comedy movie directed by Sulev Nõmmik and written by himself and Enn Vetemaa.

Influence

Together with Viimne reliikvia, Siin me oleme! and Noor pensionär, Mehed ei nuta is one of the most culturally influential movies of the Soviet era in Estonia. Particularly memorable is the character of a hypochondriac protagonist, played by Ervin Abel.

Plot

A group of people suffering from sleeplessness are, under the guise of a resort, moved to a peninsula and subjected to work therapy. When they realise the deception, they attempt to leave the fake resort, with hilarious consequences.

Cast

  • Ervin Abel as Hypochondriac
  • Kalju Karask as Singer
  • Voldemar Kuslap as Playboy
  • Lia Laats as Nurse
  • Sophie Sooäär as Farmhouse Nurse
  • Ants Lauter as Managing director
  • Jüri Makarov as Young captain
  • Marika Merilo as Girl
  • Sulev Nõmmik as Professor
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