Jüri Järvet
Date of birth: 1919-06-18
Place of birth: Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет, Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, Georgi Kuznetsov, Георгий Евгеньевич Кузнецов, Георгий Кузнецов
Biography
Jüri Järvet (June 18, 1919 – July 5, 1995) was an Estonian actor. His name sometimes appears as Yuri Yevgenyevich Yarvet, an incorrect back-transliteration from the Russian transliteration Юри Евгеньевич Ярвет. His birthname was Georgi Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet is best known in the West for the role of Dr. Snaut in Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris, but he played in numerous other films both in Russian and his native Estonian. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1975, and the USSR State Prize in 1981. Järvet played the title role in a powerful version of King Lear (1971) filmed on bleak landscapes in his native Estonia by Russian director Grigori Kozintsev and released in 1970. Kozintsev shared the screenwriting credit with Boris Pasternak; the score was by Dmitri Shostakovich. His son Jüri Järvet Jr. has also acted in several movies, including All My Lenins and Khrustalyov, My Car!.
Movie Credits
Solaris
1972-03-20
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death
King Lear
1970-12-15
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their
The Secret of Queen Anna or Musketeers 30 Years Later
1994-03-07
The 3rd part of the famous trilogy by Alexandre Dumas about d'Artagnan and his 3 friends Athos, Port
Marraskuun harmaa valo
1993-04-23
Kari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is awa
City Unplugged
1993-06-06
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nea
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
1979-08-27
The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everythin
The Visitor
1979-01-01
Seven times seven Deaths come to earth to fulfill their mission - to take with them the souls of the
Windy Beach
1971-01-03
The coastal people of Kaugatoma set out to build their own ship to earn a living independent of the
The Adventurer
1983-05-14
Toomas Nipernaadi is seen roaming the rural landscape, going from village to village looking for the
Postmark from Vienna
1968-01-10
A comedy about two friends who made a bet over a rare postmark.
Summer
1976-05-10
In the beginning of the 20th century, Joosep Toots has returned from Russia, where he learned agricu
The Dead Season
1968-12-06
Soviet spy Ladeynikov learns that in one of the pharmaceutical centers in a small resort town works
Under the Same Roof
1963-01-28
Mari has successfully led a collective farm in 1950s and fulfilled all tasks given from the authorit
Philipp Traum
1990-09-30
A story based on "The Mysterious Stranger" novel by Mark Twain.
Время вашей жизни
1992-05-24
The Last Relic
1970-03-23
A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - there's a revolt of peasants
Candles in the Dark
1993-12-03
Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Repu
Legends of Tallinn
1995-09-08
Tallinn is known for its medieval old town. However, not only the old houses and streets have been p
The New Devil of Hellsbottom
1965-08-09
The way Saint Peter explains it to the Devil who's knocking on Heaven's door to collect his share of
Actor Joller
1960-08-28
Toomas Joller has been an actor for twenty years. Joller is popular and has been awarded the honorar
Vernanda
1988-01-01
A passenger steps off his train during a short stop in a small town called Vernanda in order to buy
The Milkman of Mäeküla
1965-07-10
A baron gives a poor peasant a well-paid job of a milkman but for reward he has to accept his belove
He Will Receive
1992-08-01
Dangerous Games
1974-08-22
The capital of Estonia is occupied by Germans. Three local boys plan to blow up the cinema where the
Madness
1969-02-17
Before the end of the Second World War, a special commando marches into a mental hospital located in
The Accident
1975-09-04
A reputable employee of a large firm has his car break down on the road. A repair team has been call
The Watchmaker and the Chicken
1989-06-12
In 1913, chance brings together a young high school teacher Yurkevich, his first love Lida, a wealth
A Fairy Tale Told at Night
1981-08-30
A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff.
Tear of the Prince of Darkness
1993-03-06
Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to
Spring in the Forest
1974-11-18
Based on the novel “Ukuaru” by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choice
Daisy Petal Game
1978-09-11
A three episode film consisting of three short films: "Promenade", "Poacher" and "Tattoo". The actio
The Committee of 19
1972-04-17
UN's The Committee of 19 sends six scientists to investigate a biological outbreak in Africa.
Lurich
1984-08-20
Georg Lurich was a world-famous Estonian professional wrestler in the early 1900-s who became a lege
Peace Avenue
1991-12-12
On Christmas Eve, the residents of Peace Avenue discover that there are military guards in front of
Traces
1964-01-13
Heino Raagen and his war comrades begin a new battle while arriving at their home village - establis
Forest Captain
1972-02-16
Sailing to South America, the sailing ship "Fortuna" gets stuck in a calm in the middle of the Atlan
Girl in Black
1967-02-03
Young Saale, the girl in black with her small suitcase, comes to live with her aunt in a fishermen's
Uninvited Guests
1959-05-17
Four Estonians who have escaped to Sweden during the war return to Soviet Estonia in the 1950s. The
Face to Face
1986-08-02
The writer Stepanov became aware that the sketch of Vrubel's painting will be sold at the Sotheby's
Капитан Фракасс
1984-03-22
The Red Violin
1975-01-20
When Estonian violinist Eduard Sõrmus starts his concert tours in Europe, he is convinced that the w
Indrek
1976-02-02
Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.
Time to Live, Time to Love
1977-01-10
Debora and Silver get into a serious car accident after a romantic night together. Silver escapes wi
Wild Violets
1980-06-30
It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the me
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
1988-06-13
The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Eston
An Unusual Story
1974-12-23
A young investigator fresh from the university gets assigned an arson case. 18-year-old Epp-Kai has
Hundiseaduse aegu
1986-01-01
The love story of Liza Pesentak and the fearless patriot Melelave, who will go through a series of v
Andrus' Happiness
1955-07-18
Andrus Laane comes from a fisherman's village. He dreams of becoming a captain to sail the seas but
Laulu sõber
1962-04-29
Tõnu, student of agronomy, is a trainee at a flourishing collective farm. He finds out that there ar
Surmatants
1991-11-07
A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the m
Luukas
1992-10-12
The highlight of Elsbet's and Albert's day is their son's visit. Every day, the old couple serves fe
Lack of Wind
1971-10-18
Taavi is worried about the lack of wind that won't let him do his daily job as a fisherman. But he i
Gruz Bez Markirovki
1984-06-06
The assistant captain of a foreign merchant ship, Chief, contacts an international drug cartel. He a
Murder on the 31st Floor
1981-06-13
Police officer Jensen orders the evacuation of a leading media group's office building after a bomb
Echoes of the Past
1971-02-23
The well-known scientist was a spy in Germany during the Great Patriotic War, and he managed to obta