Movie: The Swan and the Wanderer

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tapio Liinoja
Tapio Liinoja

Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo
Martti Suosalo

Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen
Heikki Nousiainen

Esa Pakarinen

Anna Haaranen
Anna Haaranen

Lempi Helismaa

Heidi Herala
Heidi Herala

Liisa Rautavaara

Ari Wirta
Ari Wirta

Masa Niemi

Aulis Rosendahl
Aulis Rosendahl

Aatos Mähönen, manageri

Martti Katajisto
Martti Katajisto

T. J. Särkkä

Matti Mäntylä
Matti Mäntylä

Toivo Kärki

Raimo Grönberg
Raimo Grönberg

Olavi Virta

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1999-02-19

  • Average

    6.75

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    suomi
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