
Birthday:
07-05-1914
Deathday:
05-23-1994 (79 years)
Birthplace:
St. Petersburg, Russia
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Poikani pääkonsuli
Act like Orchestra leader (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 4.5
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Perky student Inkeri 'Iiri' Paappanen and businessman Taavi Takkulainen fall in love during a boat trip, but a misunderstanding at a hotel in Stockholm causes their break-up. Returning to Finland, Inkeri applies to become a governess and gets a job at Taavi's parents' family. Consul General Albert, Taavi's brother intends to take advantage of Iiri in his political endeavors.
Lepakkolinna
Music Arranger
event1980
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Set in 1860's Transylvania, a group of travelers ends to the Dracula's castle.
Kulkurin valssi
Assistant Location Manager
event1941 star_border 5
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St.Petersburg, 1830. An arrogant Finnish baron is playing cards with a Russian officer. Needless to say, the Finn wins and the Russian gets extremely annoyed. The situation is not helped by the fact that the baron has been seeing a girl that the Russian officer has also set his eyes on. They decide to have a duel and after the Finn wins fair and square, he has to escape because the untrustworthy Russians are after him.
Onnellinen ministeri
Original Music Composer
event1941 star_border 5
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An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to find a strikingly similar-looking female model who could serve as his alibi. The minister's daughter decides to fool the artist by pretending to be a lowly girl of the streets, whom the artist then recruits as his "model".
Aktivistit
Conductor
event1939 star_border 4
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In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
Kyökin puolella
Original Music Composer
event1940 star_border 8.5
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A romantic story about a rich girl, who is not used to household work, charms many men while working in the "Haukka" manor. The reason for this undercover work is a bet. Despite being a bad cook she soon becomes attracted to engineer Karma.
2 hauskaa vekkulia
Original Music Composer
event1953 star_border 4
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Musical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.
Alaston malli karkuteillä
Original Music Composer
event1953 star_border 3
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A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.
Kummituskievari
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 2
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Log driver brothers and crooks compete in trying to find loot of an old bank robbery in a supposedly haunted inn.
Salakuljettajan laulu
Original Music Composer
event1952 star_border 5.5
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Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.
Herra ja ylhäisyys
Original Music Composer
event1944 star_border 3.3
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Lieutenant General T.J.A. Heikkilä travels to the Republic of Sierranueva together with his military servant Tlaca and Captain Silvio. The trio uncovers political machinations and helps the righteous marquis don Ramiro. Women can't resist the handsome Heikkilä, who takes the heart of even the beautiful Camilla.
Kuollut mies vihastuu
Original Music Composer
event1944
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Rainer Sarmo and Mikko Vehmer stumble upon a Russian counterfeit league. They help Leila Varta, who tries to save her brother Raimo from the evil Josef Hakim. The beautiful pianist Maria Lichter is puzzled by the events.
Dynamiittityttö
Original Music Composer
event1944 star_border 3.5
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A smart set girl wants more excitement in her life and ends being mixed up in criminal activities.
Kartanon naiset
Original Music Composer
event1944 star_border 4
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The film tells the story of the women of Larsvik Manor, especially the young lady of the house Barbi during World War II.
Kolmastoista koputus
Original Music Composer
event1945 star_border 3
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Two Finnish naval captains face spies in Gothenburg harbor during the second world war.
Valkoisen neilikan velho
Original Music Composer
event1945 star_border 4.5
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Dentist Lauri Liesi is performing as a magician in the Hotel Metropol. Meanwhile, during his performance top-secret letters of engineer Arpila are stolen from his room. Mr. Liesi is then being accused of the theft. To clear his name he starts to investigate and search the culprits from the criminal underworld. With the help of a former circus man Romonen he begins to unveil the truth.
Vuokrasulhanen
Original Music Composer
event1945
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A story about Meeri who is going through a divorce. She is hiding the relationship with a boxer. After seeing an advertisement in a magazine, she then hires a cavalier from an ad agency to escort her home from an upper-class party.
Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä
Original Music Composer
event1946 star_border 5.4
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Strong women take care of the property while the men focus on chasing women.
Kilroy sen teki
Original Music Composer
event1948 star_border 4
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Ulla Järvinen gets a telegram about the death of her aunt and that she has inherited a manor, but the aunt is very much alive.
Miehen tie
Original Music Composer
event1940 star_border 3
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Young farmer Paavo's wife dies in childbirth, and their baby soon after. The wife's family claim back the dowry she brought to their marriage, but Paavo has already used most of it for improvements at the farm. Paavo's life starts going downhill as he resorts to drinking.
Tuhottu nuoruus
Original Music Composer
event1947 star_border 5
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Kirsti works as a reception assistant to Dr. Varjo and is secretly clinging to the doctor's son, Eino, who is studying to become an architect. Even though the film reflects early social problems and class jokes, there is no humor about describing everyday life.
Rosvo Roope
Original Music Composer
event1949 star_border 5.7
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In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becomes Roope the Pirate, the most famous pirate in the Baltic Sea, whose legendary life includes scheming and partying, sword fights and women's adventures.
Maailman kaunein tyttö
Original Music Composer
event1953 star_border 3
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Unexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an American millionaire.
Amor hoi!
Original Music Composer
event1950 star_border 4
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Master Tuula Vihervo teaches languages at a women's college, where American-Finnish Charles Thompson Jr arrives to do an inspection on behalf of his father's college donor. The arrival of a guest and Tuula's infatuation causes a stir inside the college and in a restaurant in Helsinki, where Tuula starts performing as the singer Irina Meller.
Rakastin sinua, Hilde
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 3.7
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Two guys love the some girl who just plays with their feelings. Situation damages the friendship of these men and they are tormented as the girl doesn't love back.
Leena
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 4
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Unemployed girl shoplifts in department store. Son of a wealthy family notice the shoplifting but won't turn her in. After awhile they are seen together and press thinks they are engaged.
Gabriel, tule takaisin
Original Music Composer
event1951 star_border 5.5
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A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money.
Tähtisilmä
Original Music Composer
event1955 star_border 3.5
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Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone. Delivery girl tries to help the painter to get forward in his career, but meanwhile a rich woman becomes too interested towards the painter.
Kuisma ja Helinä
Original Music Composer
event1951 star_border 2.5
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In the 1880s, an unruly group of Cossacks stays in Sankola's house in Hämälä. Soon the group's leader Kuisma sets his sights on the house's adopted daughter Helina . Isma, the owner of the farm, has also fallen in love with Helina.
Tyttö tuli taloon
Original Music Composer
event1956 star_border 5
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Hitchhiking girls Eila and Tilly end up at screenwriter Saku's summer house by mistake, thinking it's their cousin's.
The Bridal Wreath
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 6
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A story about an upper-class student and a poor servant girl who fall in love despite everyone being against it.
Silja – nuorena nukkunut
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event1956 star_border 5.8
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In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Herrojen Eeva
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 5.2
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Life changes for Eeva, working in a hosiery factory as she was chosen as a model. Soon she gets involved in a police operation while working as a courier for her boyfriend.
Lähellä syntiä
Original Music Composer
event1955 star_border 4.3
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A story about the love and subsequent life story of agronom Elmer Oras and Margi Kaski and their son. The story has its origins just before the Winter War. After a brief encounter, both fell in love. As a result of this love affair, Margit gets pregnant Soon the war breaks out and Elmer has to go the front. As the war goes on, Elmer does not return from a patrol mission behind the enemy lines. After the war times are hard for Margit and his fatherless son.
The Stolen Death
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event1938 star_border 6.9
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A group of Finnish activists are waging an underground war against Russian oppression led by young idealistic aristocrat Robert Hedman.
Kaksi Vihtoria
Original Music Composer
event1939
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Farce which deals with the position of men and women, with the concept of marriage... It's a story about two men both called Vihtori in the vortex of love, gender and "estate".
Herra Lahtinen lähtee lipettiin
Original Music Composer
event1939
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Conscientious middle-class clerk, Mr. Lahtinen tries to find the melody of his life.
Minäkö isä!
Original Music Composer
event1954 star_border 3
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A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses.
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