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Orpopojan valssi(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-10-20
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A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful couplet singer - the "king of couplets".
Languages: Finnish.
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Movie: Orpopojan valssi
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Eija Inkeri
Milda
Aku Korhonen
S. Juurioja
Veikko Linna
Martti Katajisto
Ture Ara
Doctor
Aarne Laine
Jalmari Parikka
Rulf Frapin
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A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful couplet singer - the "king of couplets".
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1949-10-20
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