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…ja Helena soittaa
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…ja Helena soittaa

1951-12-30 · 91 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

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Directors
Lasse Pöysti
Production companies
Fennada-Filmi
Countries
Finland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Irma SeikkulaIrma SeikkulaHelena Junkkeri
Leena HäkinenLeena HäkinenElina Tupanen
Erkki ViljosErkki ViljosJari Junkkeri
Jussi JurkkaJussi JurkkaArttu Junkkeri
Sirkka-Liisa WilénSirkka-Liisa WilénMirjam Junkkeri
Leif WagerLeif WagerKari Karstela
Gunnel HanenEeva Junkkeri
Matti RaninJyrki
Mai-Brit HeljoMai-Brit HeljoKirsti Talasti
Heikki SavolainenHeikki SavolainenMartti Mäkelä
Leena RahikkaPäivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana
Sirkka SaarnioSirkka SaarnioPäivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana
Rakel LaaksoRakel LaaksoHanna Tupanen
Emmi JurkkaEmmi JurkkaLiina
Reino ValkamaReino ValkamaJohannes Tupanen
Vilho SiivolaVilho SiivolaKalle
Wilho IlmariWilho IlmariKarstela
Sven RelanderSven RelanderKorpela
Irma WikströmCook
Anton SoiniAnton SoiniJanatuinen

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