The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer

117 mins | Drama, History, Music | Feb. 19, 1999

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.

The Swan and the Wanderer

117 mins | Drama, History, Music | Feb. 19, 1999

The Swan and the Wanderer
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Artista Filmi Oy
Original title Kulkuri ja joutsen
Directors Timo Koivusalo
Writers Juha Numminen, Timo Koivusalo

Cast

Tapio Liinoja

as Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo

as Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen

as Esa Pakarinen

Anna Haaranen

as Lempi Helismaa

Heidi Herala

as Liisa Rautavaara

Ari Wirta

as Masa Niemi

Aulis Rosendahl

as Aatos Mähönen, manageri

Martti Katajisto

as T. J. Särkkä

Matti Mäntylä

as Toivo Kärki

Raimo Grönberg

as Olavi Virta

Ilkka Koivula

as Jorma Ikävalko

Kai Lehtinen

as Lj. Liimatainen

Ritva Kanerva

as Rautavaaran äiti

Tuija Piepponen

as Siiri Angerkoski

Merika Koivusalo

as Leena Rautavaara

Riina Koivusalo

as Satu Helismaa

Titta Antti-Poika

as Baarimyyjä

Severi Koivusalo

as Pikkupoika linja-autossa

Samuli Koivusalo

as Vauva Pekka Puupää -elokuvassa

Yasmin Samaletdin

as Nainen ulkohuussissa

Mika Nuojua

as Sotilas linja-autossa

Antti Majanlahti

as Sotilas linja-autossa

Sirkka-Liisa Leskinen-Toiviainen

as Televisiota katsova emäntä

Risto Salmi

as Rautakauppias