Surmatants
1991, Estonian. Directed by Tõnu Virve.
A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the most influential Late Gothic painters, and carpenter Michel Sittow are brought together by the story of the panel painting "Danse Macabre" by Notke and the way the painting reached Tallinn, Estonia from Lübeck.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Estonian
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Cast & crew
- Tõnu VirveDirector
- Evald HermakülaBernt Notke
- Mikk MikiverHermen Rode
- Sulev LuikSchiekel Kalt
- Peeter VolkonskiMichel Sittow
- Margus VaruskNoor Michel Sittow
- Kaie MihkelsonMargareth Sittow / Isabel Katolik
- Enn KraamIsa Eugenio
- Kärt TomingasMarta
- Raivo TrassCast
- Piret KaldaCast
- Andrus VaarikCast
- Andres DvinjaninovCast
Details
- Released
- 7 November 1991
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Tõnu Virve, Hans H. Luik, Promet Torga
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Surmatants runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).
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Surmatants isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 November 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Surmatants?
Surmatants (1991) was directed by Tõnu Virve and stars Evald Hermaküla, Mikk Mikiver, Sulev Luik.