The Swan and the Wanderer | |
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Directed by | Timo Koivusalo |
Produced by | Timo Koivusalo |
Written by | Timo Koivusalo Juha Numminen |
Starring |
Tapio Liinoja Martti Suosalo Heikki Nousiainen |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.
The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years.