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Cast
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Asko Sarkola | As: Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala |
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Rea Mauranen | As: Olga Esempio |
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Kari Franck | As: Gunnar Avanto |
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Ari Suonsuu | As: Kalle |
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Ritva Juhanto | As: Kurttuska |
Storyline
This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.
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| Certification: | K-16 |
Cast
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Asko Sarkola |
Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala |
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Rea Mauranen |
Olga Esempio |
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Kari Franck |
Gunnar Avanto |
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Ari Suonsuu |
Kalle |
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Ritva Juhanto |
Kurttuska |
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Esko Salminen |
Arwid |
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Heikki Alho |
Pikku-Pouvali |
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Tuomo Railo |
Sulo Esempio |
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Yuri Rodionov |
Rawitz |
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Galina Galtseva |
Magda |
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Soli Labbart |
Maria Lassila |
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Pirkka Karskela |
Young Algot |
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Markku Blomqvist |
Lundberg |
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Esa Suvilehto |
Pöntinen |
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Matti Oravisto |
Commandant Carl von Wendt |
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Gunvor Sandkvist |
Anna Belostotskaja |
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Pentti Kotkaniemi |
Russian Army Captain |
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Aleksandr Zakharov |
Von Plehwe |
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Vadim Mikheyenko |
Terrorist |
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Antero Harpf |
Rebel officer |
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German Lupekin |
General Porunov |
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Esko Pesonen |
Chief editor |
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Arno Virtanen |
Circus manager |
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Vitali Iljin-Shapiro |
Terrorist |
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Jan Kulik |
Terrorist |
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Toivo Tuomainen |
Oskari Skoff |
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Elvi Saarnio |
Olga Esempio in prologue (voice) |
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Yrjö Tähtelä |
Narrator (voice) |
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Eeva-Kaarina Volanen |
(voice) |
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Mauno Blomqvist |
Ploughman (uncredited) |
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Mauri Front |
News photographer (uncredited) |
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Pentti Louko |
Orthodox priest (uncredited) |
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Esko Salmesvirta |
Algot's father (uncredited) |
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Rauha Wolska |
Restaurant hostess (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Pirjo Honkasalo |
Director |
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Pekka Lehto |
Director |
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Jaakko Talaskivi |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Pirjo Honkasalo |
Screenplay |
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Daniel Katz |
Writer |
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Maiju Lassila |
Novel |
Production Crew
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Jaakko Talaskivi |
Unit Production Manager |
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Claes Olsson |
Producer |
Edited By
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Irma Taina |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Inkeri Terävä |
Makeup Artist |
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Kristiina Valkeasuo |
Makeup Designer |
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Päivi Tiura |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Paul Jyrälä |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Heikki Valpola |
Original Music Composer |
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Pekka Sirén |
Sound Effects |
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Lars Klettner |
Sound Mixer |
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Sven Fahlén |
Sound Mixer |
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Olli Soinio |
Sound Effects |
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Antero Honkanen |
Sound Effects |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Kari Sohlberg |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Pentti Valkeasuo |
Production Design |
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A. Ksenofontova |
Production Design |
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Reijo Puttonen |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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