Tapio Liinoja and Martti Suosalo in Kulkuri ja joutsen (1999)

Kulkuri ja joutsen

Movie19991h 57m
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The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965 (Helismaa's death). 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.

Runtime
1h 57m
Released
1999
Country
Finland

Details

Release year: 1999

Storyline

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965 (Helismaa's death). 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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Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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