Teuvo Puro
Also Known As: Theodor Bäckman
Biography: Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (November 9, 1884 – July 24, 1956) was a Finnish actor, director and screenwriter, most famous for his films made during the silent era of Finnish cinema in the 1920s.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Birthday: November 09, 1884
Deathday: July 24, 1956
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Suopursu kukkii
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1947-12-25
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Ollin oppivuodet
Overview: Olli, the spoiled young heir of the Koivumäki manor, is separated from his family and brought to Sweden by his cousin. After running away to Finland, he ends up in an educational institution, from where he escapes with the help of his friend Ränni Pelle and returns to his parents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1920-12-27
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Neljästoista vieras
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-12-03
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Elinan surma
Overview: Young and innocent maid Elina is persuaded into forgetting her childhood sweetheart Uolevi, and to marry Klaus Kurki, a local nobleman with money and influence. An ideal match according to her family and the greedy parish priest, but all is not as it seems: Kurki is a vicious man, tormented by the spirit of his last wife.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-09-03
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Sylvi
Overview: The first Finnish full-length feature film and the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name. Orphaned Sylvi is married to her older guardian Aksel Vahli, but is in love with her childhood friend Viktor Hoving. A difficult situation drives Sylv to desperate deeds. A approximately 27-minute version of the film’s surviving scenes, with the most explanatory text, has been reconstructed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1913-02-24
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Salaviinanpolttajat
Overview: No prints of the film have been preserved so the film can be considered a lost film. The original screenplay has also been lost. However, some plot descriptions are still known based on contemporary newspaper advertisements of the film. As the name would indicate, the film tells about two local men who are making moonshine in the woods. A customer comes to them, and while sampling the product they start a game of cards, which eventually leads to a fight. While the fight is going on, the local police shows up and arrests the makers while the customer manages to escape.(Wikipedia)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1907-05-29
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Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa
Overview: Martti Vaara, secondary school graduate gets monetary help from his rich uncle under the pretense to get married and have kids. When the uncle unexpectedly arrives to look at the little one, Martti persuades his friends to get involved on the hoax.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1921-04-10
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Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat
Overview: Film about Finnish war hero.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-09-05
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