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TALLINN FILM STUDIO
1959

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THE MONSTER FROM THE NORTH

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Based on a fairy-tale by Franz Kreitzwald

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Screenwriter - Kaarel Korsen

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Director- Elbert Tuganov

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Art director - Rein Raamat

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Camera - Eme Beekman

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Composer - Boris Kyrver
Sound - R Schoenberg

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Puppets R Laidre
Art F Martoenets, V Vantrik
Advisor A Moora

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Executive producer- Ants Looman

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Once upon a time there
lived a terrible monster.

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It came from the north and, crossing from
one land to the other, it crushed everything alive.

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In due time, most likely, it would
have wiped out all life on earth.

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Many had tried their luck in defeating
the monster, but all in vain.

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There was a rumor

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that one could only be saved
from the disaster

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with the help of a magic ring.

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On the cachet of this signet ring
were secret symbols

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that would show how to deal
with the monster.

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But where this ring
was kept, no one knew.

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At that time, there was young man
with a brave heart and a sharp mind

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who decided to go get the ring.

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Perhaps he would be lucky and succeed?

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Yet it so happened that the faithful
servants of the monster, evil crows,

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had taken notice of the young man 
and told their master about him,

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who decided to destroy the lad.

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Behind the monster only remained 
the ashes of houses,

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scorched fields and meadows,

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burnt forests.

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The young man managed to escape the monster.
His road went on through a dark forest

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where dangers were to be
expected at every step.

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A boar closed off the way to everyone
who wanted to explore the world.

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He didn't want anyone to
get to hear the sage's advice.

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The young man walked on
over unfamiliar paths.

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Someone on a quest does not
know what "far away" is,

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and does not give in to the
difficulties awaiting on the road.

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He headed north.

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On the third day he reached the sage.

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And he asked him how
he could find this ring.

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The sage listened
and did not refuse him his help.

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After all, the brave youngster had already
defeated an enemy on his way to him.

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"The wisdom of man is powerless here.

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Only birds can lead you to your goal.

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But for that it is necessary 
to learn their language!"

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The sage prepared a magical
potion made from nine herbs.

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The young man drank it and began to
understand the language of the birds.

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After parting with the sage, the world 
seemed to have changed to him.

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Everywhere the lad found friends,

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because he understood
the language of birds,

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and he learned a lot
of interesting things.

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One day he heard two birds
talking at the top of a tree.

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They talked about a dew-spring
where in the early dawn...

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the fairy who kept the ring
came to wash herself.

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One can get to the spring
by following that deer.

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The young man decided immediately
not to let the deer slip from his sight.

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As the moonlight advanced,
the fairy came to the spring.

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She was about to leave again, when she
noticed a young man under the tree.

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And she went up to him.

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The young man told her about 
the disaster that threatened mankind,

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and that he wanted to defeat the monster,

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so people could live in peace again
without their homesteads being destroyed.

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They came to a large stone.

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It was the entrance to the palace.

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The palace was all of gold and silver,

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and it was as bright as daylight.

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The fairy agreed to help the lad.

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Here she had kept the ring locked away.

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She took out her key,
opened a luxurious casket

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and gave the ring to the boy.

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This is a magical ring.

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If you put it on your right hand -
you'll have great strength.

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If you put it on your left -
you'll become a swallow.

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Then they parted and the
young man hurried home.

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It was easy for him to fly
as a bird, but was it safe?

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The crows flew up and tried to
block the swallow's way.

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But the young man's will was stronger
than the anger of the black birds.

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At last he arrived at the site of the 
settlement, where the people 
all the time had been waiting for him.

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The best forge masters were called
from all the surrounding settlements.

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The blacksmiths forged a spear,
thick as an average birch-tree

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It was sharp at both ends.

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Raising the spear was only possible
with the help of the ring

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The masters also cast an iron horse

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which the youngster could ride like a
steady boat, pushing at the earth
with a spear.

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Once more the monster appeared and
destroyed everything in its path,

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leaving more and more ashes 
where houses had been.

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It was already very close.

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The body of the beast was covered with
scales that couldn't be penetrated by anything.

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Arrows were like straws against it.

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Even rocks didn't bother the monster.

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It was time to try the magical
powers of the ring.

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The monster neared the gates 
of the settlement.

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It caught sight of the lad
and opened its greedy mouth wide.

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The monster's breath
brought the iron horse to a stop.

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Although the boy's heart grew cold,

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he overcame his fear
and rode even faster.

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Then the monster sent a flock
of crows to meet him.

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More and more new birds
tried to tear the lad apart.

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But with each swing of his sword 
they became less and less.

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Finally he had defeated them all.

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And here the monster from the north 
entered the battle itself.

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It breathed fire at the youngster,

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but even then he was not afraid.

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A terrible roar sounded over many miles.

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That is how the people realized that the
spear had pierced the monster's mouth.

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Three days and three nights
the monster roared and struggled.

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For the crows, the death of the master
also meant their own death.

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People rejoiced greatly

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when they learned that the
terrible enemy was defeated.

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The victor was met
with royal honors.

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Before the people stood the brave youth,

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who had been not afraid to
look danger in the face.

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He certainly had something to remember,

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and, as befits every brave man -
had memories to cherish.

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He remembered the wise man that
had helped him with advice,

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and the kind and trusting fairy

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who had known the right person to
entrust with the magic ring.

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No one ever saw that signet ring again,

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but people know that anyone who is brave

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could find it again
and fight for a good cause.

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THE END
Subs by Eus after Russian subs, Oct 2017
(Youtube: eus347) Edited - Niffiwan, 2022