The Swan and the Wanderer
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The Swan and the Wanderer is a Finnish 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, the date of Helismaa's death.
Because the film is based on real-life people it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years, and of course much about Finnish popular music.
Tapio Rautavaara
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara was a Finnish athlete, singer and movie actor.-Early life:...
(Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa
Reino Helismaa
Reino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known for his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara.-Works:...
(Martti Suosalo
Martti Suosalo
Martti Juhani Suosalo is a Finnish actor and singer.Suosalo began his career in 1986 appearing on a mini TV series...
), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.
Because the film is based on real-life people it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years, and of course much about Finnish popular music.
Cast
- Tapio Liinoja as Tapio RautavaaraTapio RautavaaraKaj Tapio Rautavaara was a Finnish athlete, singer and movie actor.-Early life:...
- Martti SuosaloMartti SuosaloMartti Juhani Suosalo is a Finnish actor and singer.Suosalo began his career in 1986 appearing on a mini TV series...
as Reino HelismaaReino HelismaaReino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known for his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara.-Works:... - Heikki NousiainenHeikki NousiainenHeikki Nousiainen is a Finnish film actor.Nousiainen entered film in 1971 as both a director and actor in Saatanan radikaalit and has made over 40 Finnish film and TV appearances to date...
as Esa Pakarinen - Ari Virta as Masa NiemiMasa NiemiMartti "Masa" Elis Niemi was a Finnish actor. Niemi started his career as a drummer, but became popular as a comedian. He is most famous for his role as "Pätkä" in all thirteen original Pekka ja Pätkä movies.- Life :Niemi was born in Viipuri. His films include Majuri maantieltä...
- Matti MäntyläMatti MäntyläMatti Mäntylä is a Finnish actor who has worked predominantly on Finnish television.Mäntylä began acting in 1979 and has made many appearances mostly on TV in Finland since the early 1980s although he had appeared in several films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit...
as Toivo KärkiToivo KärkiToivo Pietari Johannes Kärki was a Finnish composer, musician, music producer and arranger. He is especially remembered for his collaboration with Reino Helismaa.... - Tuija Piepponen as Siiri AngerkoskiSiiri AngerkoskiSiiri Saimi Angerkoski was a Finnish actress best known for her role as Justiina Puupää in Pekka & Pätkä....
- Raimo GrönbergRaimo GrönbergRaimo Grönberg is a Finnish actor whose career has mainly based on television.Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s appearin in a number of TV series...
as Olavi VirtaOlavi VirtaOlavi Virta was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango. Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions...
External links
- The Swan and the Wanderer at ElonetElonetElonet is a website run by the Finnish National Audiovisual Archive which provides a database of about 150,000 films created or screened in Finland. It was launched in 2006....