Pekka Puupää (1953)
April 30, 1953Release Date
Pekka Puupää (1953)
April 30, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Esa Pakarinen
Pekka Puupää
Masa Niemi
Pätkä
Siiri Angerkoski
Justiina Puupää
Tuija Halonen
Ritva Ranta
Åke Lindman
Petteri (uncredited)
Tapio Rautavaara
Erkki Saarikivi
Helvi Aunio
Neuvolan hoitajatar
Ola Fogelberg
Writer
Thure Bahne
E. Mattsson
Hannes Veivo
Nokki (uncredited)
Uljas Kandolin
Hermanni Ronski (uncredited)
Leena Grönroos
Myyjätär
Kauko Kokkonen
Konstaapeli (uncredited)
Mauno Hyvönen
Autonkuljettaja
Arvi Järvinen
Mies kaupassa (uncredited)
Pentti Irjala
Managerin apulainen
Ville Salminen
Director
Sirkka-Liisa Wilén
Myyjätär (uncredited)
Reino Helismaa
Writer
Aili Montonen
Myyjätär (uncredited)
Toivo Kärki
Composer
Kauno Laine
Cinematographer
Selma Ruusunen
Nainen kaupassa (uncredited)
Armas Vallasvuo
Editor
Varma Lahtinen
Tuikea rouva (uncredited)
Irja Ranin
Kotihengetär (uncredited)
Maila Tuomi
Lastenhoitaja (uncredited) / Script Supervisor
Arvo Lehesmaa
Miljonääri (uncredited)
Kullervo Kalske
Etsiväkomisario (uncredited) / Location Manager
Lasse Saxelin
Konstaapeli (uncredited)
Irja Rannikko
Nuori äiti (uncredited)
Irja Kuusla
Lihava rouvashenkilö (uncredited)
Heimo Lepistö
Managerin apulainen (uncredited)
Anton Soini
Päivystävä konstaapeli (uncredited)
Vilho Ruuskanen
Taksinkuljettaja (uncredited)
Kaarlo Saarnio
Konstaapeli (uncredited)
Erik Nieminen
Miljonäärin ryöstetty poikalapsi (uncredited)
Pentti Auer
'B' Camera Operator
T.J. Särkkä
Producer
Tuulikki Uskali
Hairstylist
Media.
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Pekka Puupää (Swedish: Kalle Träskalle, also Pete Blockhead in English translation) is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Ville Salminen and starring Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi and Siiri Angerkoski. It is the first film of the Pekka and Pätkä film series based on the comics by the same name created by Ola Fogelberg.
The film was largely made on the same sets as Esa "Flies" to Kuopio, which came out in the same year and was also directed by Ville Salminen. Esa Pakarinen also wore exactly the same basic costume in every Pekka and Pätkä film. The film was shot in the winter and spring of 1953 and its production costs were 6,7 million Finnish marks.Although not much was expected from the movie based on the comic book, it was surprisingly successful, which led to twelve sequels. On television, the film was shown in 1965 on the Yle TV1 channel and it was watched by 1,6 million viewers. However, critics have never appreciated the loved film by the audience, let alone its sequels. Today critics consider that the "slapstick movie" has only nostalgic values, nothing more. Many critics turned their mocking into "art" and used the most imaginative puns and metaphors. Also, despite appearing in the film and its sequels as well, the actress Siiri Angerkoski never appreciated these films but considered them "idle-day nonsense".