The Swan and the Wanderer (1999)
1h 57m
Running Time
February 19, 1999Release Date
The Swan and the Wanderer (1999)
1h 57m
Running Time
February 19, 1999Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Tapio Liinoja
Tapio Rautavaara
Martti Suosalo
Reino Helismaa
Heikki Nousiainen
Esa Pakarinen
Heidi Herala
Liisa Rautavaara
Anna Haaranen
Lempi Helismaa
Ari Wirta
Masa Niemi
Timo Koivusalo
Director
Juha Numminen
Writer
Aulis Rosendahl
Aatos Mähönen, manageri
Jaakko Salo
Composer
Martti Katajisto
T. J. Särkkä
Timo Heinänen
Cinematographer
Matti Mäntylä
Toivo Kärki
Jyrki Luukko
Editor
Pertti Mutanen
Cinematographer
Raimo Grönberg
Olavi Virta
Ilkka Koivula
Jorma Ikävalko
Kai Lehtinen
Lj. Liimatainen
Ritva Kanerva
Rautavaaran äiti
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
Nainen ulkohuussissa
Mika Nuojua
Sotilas linja-autossa
Antti Majanlahti
Sotilas linja-autossa
Sirkka-Liisa Leskinen-Toiviainen
Televisiota katsova emäntä
Risto Salmi
Rautakauppias
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Merja Väisänen
Costume Design / Makeup Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 19, 1999
Original NameKulkuri ja joutsen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) 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 fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.
The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years.