Axel Slangus
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pyhtää, Finland
Birthday: September 23, 1890
Deathday: September 13, 1965
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Virgin Spring
Overview: Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1960-02-08
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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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En drömmares vandring
Overview: Portrait of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson (1888-1920). Brought up during poor conditions he finds work as a temperance preacher and educator. Bored by this he travels to Stockholm to try to get his poems published. On the train he meets a rich, sophisticated art patron who encourages him and grinds his literary and philosophical formation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-03-25
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Meidän poikamme
Overview: Silent military propaganda film by Erkki Karu, later followed by the musical revue film Meidän poikamme merellä ("Our Boys at Sea", 1933) and Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa ("Our Boys in the Air – and We on Land", 1934), both of them also directed by Karu. The film comes with a orchestral accompaniment arranged by Raine Ampuja in 2005, based on the original score by Lauri Näre and Emil Kauppi, which in turn was based on traditional Finnish military tunes.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1929-02-18
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The Village Shoemakers
Overview: Rural comedy of the intrigues and stratagems involving a country wedding. From a comedy by Alexis Kivi.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1923-11-11
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Ingen morgondag
Overview: It is in a battlefield in Karelia, Finland during the Continuation war (1941-1944). Intensive shooting between Finnish and Soviet troops takes place. The Soviet occupation is strong, and on the Finnish side it is ordered to withdraw. But Captain Viktor Aaltonen does not listen to the order but wants to shorten a wounded companion's suffering. Aaltonen is taken to the Soviet prison camp, Vorkuta, where he will spend a decade.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1957-10-16
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VMV 6
Overview: Coast guard battles the bootleggers who smuggle booze across the Gulf of Finland during the prohibition law.
Genres: Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1936-02-16
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The Kingdom of Rye
Overview: Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1929-12-26
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Rautakylän vanha parooni
Overview: The Drakenhjelm family has lived in the Rautakylä manor for over 150 years. The current master of the house, elderly baron Magnus, has been living for a long time in an unregistered relationship with his housekeeper Lisette, with whom he also has a son, Sebastian. After the baron falls gravely ill Lisette starts getting worried about losing everything, so with Sebastian on her side she demands the baron to write a letter to the pastor and ask him to come over to perform a wedding ceremony. Right after Sebastian has left to fetch the pastor, a threesome seeking shelter from the storm comes to the manor and wreaks havoc on the marriage plans.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1923-04-01
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Meren kasvojen edessä
Overview: A man stays with a fisherman and his adult daughter in coastal Finland, develops feelings for the daughter and begins to uncover a terrible secret haunting the family.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1926-10-31
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Myrskyluodon kalastaja
Overview: Fisherman Eerik Storm is in danger of losing his home and agrees to get money to be piloted by smugglers. When the customs officers surprise the smugglers, a chase and a firefight ensue, in which the customs officers are confronted with water.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1924-10-26
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The Tales of Ensign Stål
Overview: Based on the poems by finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the movie centers on the Finnish War between Russia and Sweden in 1808.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1926-11-01
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