

The Singer
2018-10-05 · 125 min · ★ 3.2
The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.
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- Directors
- Timo Koivusalo
- Production companies
- Artista Filmi
- Countries
- Finland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,800,000
Top Cast
Lauri TilkanenOlavi Virta
Malla MalmivaaraIrene Virta
Raimo GrönbergOld Olavi Virta
Jonna JärnefeltOlavi Virta's mother
Juhani NiemeläOlavi Virta's father
Lauri MaijalaViljanen
Martti SuosaloReino Helismaa
Vesa VierikkoNiilo Saarikko
Hannu-Pekka BjörkmanToivo Kärki
Seela SellaHulda Simula
Tom LindholmToimittaja
Ilkka KoivulaBruno Laakko
Timo LavikainenRumpali Olavin orkesterissa
Tapani KalliomäkiTeijo Joutsela
Tom PetäjäKauko Käyhkö
Ilkka VilliTapio Rautavaara
Esko RoineOssi Elstelä
Santtu KarvonenJaakko SaloTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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