The Swan and the Wanderer
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| The Swan and the Wanderer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Timo Koivusalo |
| Produced by | Timo Koivusalo |
| Written by | Timo Koivusalo Juha Numminen |
| Starring | Tapio Liinoja Martti Suosalo Heikki Nousiainen |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Running time | 102 mins |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| IMDb profile | |
The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) is the film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965 (Helismaa's death). Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.
[edit] Cast
- Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara
- Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa
- Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen
- Ari Virta as Masa Niemi
- Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki
- Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski
- Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta
