The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer

1999•1h 57m•7.1/10

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7.1/10(7)

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara and Repe Helismaa, who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965. 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.

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Production

Artista Filmi

Language

FI

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tapio Liinoja

Tapio Liinoja

Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo

Martti Suosalo

Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Esa Pakarinen

Anna Haaranen

Lempi Helismaa

Heidi Herala

Heidi Herala

Liisa Rautavaara

Ari Wirta

Masa Niemi

Aulis Rosendahl

Aatos Mähönen, manageri

Martti Katajisto

Martti Katajisto

T. J. Särkkä

Matti Mäntylä

Matti Mäntylä

Toivo Kärki

Raimo Grönberg

Raimo Grönberg

Olavi Virta

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

Jorma Ikävalko

Kai Lehtinen

Kai Lehtinen

Lj. Liimatainen

Ritva Kanerva

Rautavaaran äiti

Tuija Piepponen

Tuija Piepponen

Siiri Angerkoski

Merika Koivusalo

Leena Rautavaara

Riina Koivusalo

Satu Helismaa

Titta Antti-Poika

Baarimyyjä

Severi Koivusalo

Pikkupoika linja-autossa

Samuli Koivusalo

Vauva Pekka Puupää -elokuvassa

Yasmin Samaletdin

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