Tauno Palo
Also Known As: Tauno Brännäs, Tauno Paloniemi, Тауно Пало
Biography: Tauno Valdemar Palo (October 25, 1908 - May 24, 1982) was a Finnish actor and singer. He is one of the most iconic and beloved performers in Finnish cinema.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Birthday: October 25, 1908
Deathday: May 24, 1982
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Savupiippu
Overview: Everlasting summer and everlasting youth.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-05-01
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Maailman kaunein tyttö
Overview: Unexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an American millionaire.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1953-01-23
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Kanavan laidalla
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1949-09-30
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Kasarmin tytär
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-06-24
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Kunnioittaen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-01-15
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Kulkurin valssi
Overview: St.Petersburg, 1830. An arrogant Finnish baron is playing cards with a Russian officer. Needless to say, the Finn wins and the Russian gets extremely annoyed. The situation is not helped by the fact that the baron has been seeing a girl that the Russian officer has also set his eyes on. They decide to have a duel and after the Finn wins fair and square, he has to escape because the untrustworthy Russians are after him.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-01-19
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Menneisyyden varjo
Overview: A story of a stunning ladies man engineer Rainer Leimu, whose life is weighed down by a broken family background. Rainer marries his employer's daughter, but the happiness of the young couple is overshadowed by Rainer's jealousy and the tragic past of his parents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1946-03-22
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The Scarlet Dove
Overview: Dr. Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. He accidentally reads a letter that was meant to his wife. The letter is from another man. Aitamaa follows his wife to the city and finds out that she has a lover. Later the wife is found killed and Aitamaa becomes the prime suspect.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1961-03-10
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Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina
Overview: At the eve of Crimean war orphaned Regina lives with her grandmother in a small cabin near a lavish villa. As the summer approaches there is great anticipation of a big ball to be held.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-04-06
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Puck
Overview: Liisa and the renowned composer Raimo Kaarna are fond of each other, but in Kaarna's family history, everyone does not accept the relationship. In addition, Liisa has her own doubts, and a secret that does not endure the daylight.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1942-11-01
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Valkoiset ruusut
Overview: Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of a work that can never be forgotten.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1943-09-12
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Kaikki rakastavat
Overview: The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launched the most beloved screen couple of Finland, Tauno Palo and Ansa Ikonen.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1935-11-24
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Mieheke
Overview: Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a nearby restaurant to pose as her husband. Complications arise when they have to continue their charade.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1936-12-20
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Silmät hämärässä
Overview: A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a heist.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-02-01
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Niskavuori taistelee
Overview: The last black-and-white film in the Niskavuori series of movies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1957-11-15
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Juurakon Hulda
Overview: Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret from her employer for years, she eventually graduates from the university and becomes candidate in the parliamentary election, stressing women's and working people's rights. Romance with Judge Soratie finally ensues.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1937-10-17
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Mies tältä tähdeltä
Overview: Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He goes to a rehab centre in the countryside for a couple of weeks, but with no permanent result. Meanwhile, his wife has to get a job and is employed by her old sweetheart, now a recently divorced successful businessman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1958-10-31
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Vaimoke
Overview: Esko makes a bet that he will marry the first young woman he encounters. This turns out to be Kirsti, who promptly turns down the proposals. But when she finds about the bet, she agrees to marry him in order to get her revenge.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1936-04-12
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Kolmiapila
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1953-03-29
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Ratkaisun päivät
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1956-10-11
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The Milkmaid
Overview: Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1953-12-25
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Risti ja liekki
Overview: Set in early 16th century Finland, a knight Olavi Gideoninpoika meets Mirjam Raakelintytär and falls in love. Mirjami hides in a monastery disguised as a choir boy, but is revealed by a monk Rasmus, who also desires her, and is put on trial.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1957-03-01
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Soldier's Bride
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-02-27
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SF-paraati
Overview: A love story between a taxi driver and a travel guide in the form of a musical.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-05-12
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Pimeänpirtin hävitys
Overview: Set in 19th century country side and a small town. Leni and later her daughter Hanni living in Pimeänpirtti croft are seduced by Otto von Holten, the Patron of Kankaanpää Estate.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1947-03-07
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Ylijäämänainen
Overview: A film about the destiny of cashier disappointed in love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-03-16
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Hilmanpäivät
Overview: The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the young judge Heiki to the extinguishing work, but due to the confusion, extinguishing the fire turns out to be more complicated than expected.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-10-08
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Onnellinen ministeri
Overview: An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to find a strikingly similar-looking female model who could serve as his alibi. The minister's daughter decides to fool the artist by pretending to be a lowly girl of the streets, whom the artist then recruits as his "model".
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-12-21
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The Unknown Soldier
Overview: It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-12-23
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Härmästä poikia kymmenen
Overview: Based upon the popular folk song, the film tells the story of two men who want to test the new Sheriff, who has new policies to put in place.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1950-09-15
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Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä
Overview: Strong women take care of the property while the men focus on chasing women.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1946-12-25
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The Women of Niskavuori
Overview: Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications when Aarne falls in love with her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-01-16
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Hän tuli ikkunasta
Overview: Tom Mack falls in love with fashion designer Leila Linna. Romance develops, with a little diamond smuggling to keep things interesting.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-04-30
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Laitakaupungin laulu
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-03-05
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Isän vanha ja uusi
Overview: An architect, who has recently married a new, younger wife, tries to re-connect with his ex-wife, who is being courted by another man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-06-24
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Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa
Overview: An ex-finnish army officer Kari Kivi returns to Finland after 12 years of absence. He is quickly hired by a businessman named Östermalm to be his stand-in to escape the ring of spies threatening his life. Many beautiful women cross Kivi's path before the spy ring is eventually crushed.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1959-02-27
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Helmikuun manifesti
Overview: February Manifesto was Yrjö Norta's and Toivo Särkkä's Finnish movie from 1939. It is a Finnish historical drama about developing independency based on book of the writer Mika Waltari. Movie Starring Tauno Palo and Regina Linnanheimo. For it's anti-soviet thematics it was banned in Finland from 1944 to 1987.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-02-19
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Onni pyörii
Overview: Story about about a young man who was raised in an orphanage. Kauko goes to Helsinki to work as a store help. The living the big city is not so easy as Kauko expects and not so grand.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1942-04-05
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Kuriton sukupolvi
Overview: Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1957-03-29
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Kuisma ja Helinä
Overview: Kuisma falls in love with the house maid Helinä, whom the house's slave Isma has kept for himself as a wife. Helinä finds Kuisma attractive but their love will never be accepted by Isma. A passion play that ends bad.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1932-01-10
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Vaalan kamerat pyörivät
Overview: Description of the film making, samples of the production of two long films of Finland-Film in summer 1937. Both are Valentin Vaala's guitars from Hella Wuolijoki's plays: Juurako Hulda (1937) and Niskavuori Naisten (1938).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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Professori Masa
Overview: A comedy about a social studies professor opposing a dockworkers strike ending up working at the docks by mistake and having his worldview turn upside down.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1949-12-23
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Omena putoaa…
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-09-19
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Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies
Overview: Mattila's relatives Konstu and Fransi travel to Helsinki to meet their friend Kalle Liljepeki, who runs a failing general store in Sörnäis. The companions get Maiki, the daughter of the house, and Sundi, a forest consultant. A lot of misunderstandings arise and a story about the devil in Kalle's shop.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1934-02-18
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Viikon tyttö
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1946-08-16
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Koskenlaskijan morsian
Overview: Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of Rehti Koskenalusta, is threatened by the evil and dangerous Korpikoski.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1937-03-28
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Neiti talonmies
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-09-02
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Se alkoi sateessa
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Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1953-08-28
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Verta käsissämme
Overview: After returning home from being a prisoner of war Viktor gets a job from his friend Rolf with whom he had served. The men trust each other until Viktor meets Rolf’s wife Astrid.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1958-11-21
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Tukkijoella
Overview: A 3rd remake of the film based on the play by Teuvo Pakkala. Tells the story of the lumberjack group and how the lives of villagers and lumberjacks intertwine. Many loving couples are formed between jacks and village girls. At the same time, the farm of Pietola and the house matron, Katri is coveted by malicious Rättäri. He owns the IOU papers for Pietola and tries to get Katri using the IOU as blackmail.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-09-21
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Jumalan tuomio
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-04-02
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Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-12-26
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Suotorpan tyttö
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-04-28
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Aatamin puvussa – ja vähän Eevankin…
Overview: The holiday of Pharmacist Himanen and Lieutenant Paavo Kehkonen turns into a nightmare when they pick up Station Chief Viirimäki, who is in a hurry to get to work. Their boat engine dies and runs into the rocks, leaving them stranded on an island with no clothes. Posing as a woman, Himanen gets to know the police chief's daughter Alli, but as a result of coincidences and misunderstandings, the two men end up in jail, each suspected in turn of being a fugitive Vikström.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-08-18
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Eteenpäin – elämään
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-01-29
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Avioliittoyhtiö
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1942-08-09
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Vaivaisukon morsian
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-01-15
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Herra ja ylhäisyys
Overview: Lieutenant General T.J.A. Heikkilä travels to the Republic of Sierranueva together with his military servant Tlaca and Captain Silvio. The trio uncovers political machinations and helps the righteous marquis don Ramiro. Women can't resist the handsome Heikkilä, who takes the heart of even the beautiful Camilla.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-01-30
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Kolmastoista koputus
Overview: Two Finnish naval captains face spies in Gothenburg harbor during the second world war.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1945-04-01
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Koskenkylän laulu
Overview: Reino Köyri the son of a wealthy house falls off a horse and ends up at Liuhala's cottage to be treated by Venla. There he falls in love with the daughter of the house Anna. The couple’s cohabitation is hampered by previous commitments and ambiguities in kinship.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1947-09-25
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Laulava sydän
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Amor hoi!
Overview: Master Tuula Vihervo teaches languages at a women's college, where American-Finnish Charles Thompson Jr arrives to do an inspection on behalf of his father's college donor. The arrival of a guest and Tuula's infatuation causes a stir inside the college and in a restaurant in Helsinki, where Tuula starts performing as the singer Irina Meller.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1950-03-17
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Nina ja Erik
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1960-02-12
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Rosvo Roope
Overview: In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becomes Roope the Pirate, the most famous pirate in the Baltic Sea, whose legendary life includes scheming and partying, sword fights and women's adventures.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1949-09-09
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The Doll Merchant
Overview: A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-08-12
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Jääkärin morsian
Overview: It is the year 1915, and five Finnish men ski to Sweden via the Gulf of Bothnia to get military training in Germany. Among the men are Martti and Kalpa from the 27th Army Ranger Battalion. In the reserve, the troops spend their free time in a café called the Golden Anchor, owned by Sonja Strand. Sonja's captain serves in the Russian army, and Sonja has a relationship with Baron von Lichtenstein, who exploits Sonja who spies on Russia using Jew Isaac as her messenger.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1931-04-12
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Niskavuoren Aarne
Overview: Niskavuori's Aarne (Arne från Niskavuori) is a Finnish drama film from 1954. It is based on Hella Wuolijoki's play Niskavuori's Bread. In chronological order of the Niskavuori series, the film is the fourth. Aarne has married Ilona and left the house in Niskavuori, which he hosts, where his former wife Martta still lives, while the old mistress is holding the reins. Aarne and Ilona live in Helsinki, but Aarne has not been able to completely break away from Niskavuori, but keeps secretly in touch with the headmaster and gives instructions on the farm management.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-03-25
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