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…ja Helena soittaa

…ja Helena soittaa

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

30 December 1951

Country

Finland

Cast

Irma Seikkula

Irma Seikkula

Helena Junkkeri

Leena Häkinen

Leena Häkinen

Elina Tupanen

Erkki Viljos

Erkki Viljos

Jari Junkkeri

Jussi Jurkka

Jussi Jurkka

Arttu Junkkeri

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Sirkka-Liisa Wilén

Mirjam Junkkeri

Leif Wager

Leif Wager

Kari Karstela

Gunnel Hanen

Gunnel Hanen

Eeva Junkkeri

Matti Ranin

Matti Ranin

Jyrki

Mai-Brit Heljo

Mai-Brit Heljo

Kirsti Talasti

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Martti Mäkelä

Leena Rahikka

Leena Rahikka

Päivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana

Sirkka Saarnio

Sirkka Saarnio

Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana

Rakel Laakso

Rakel Laakso

Hanna Tupanen

Emmi Jurkka

Emmi Jurkka

Liina

Reino Valkama

Reino Valkama

Johannes Tupanen

Vilho Siivola

Vilho Siivola

Kalle

Wilho Ilmari

Wilho Ilmari

Karstela

Sven Relander

Sven Relander

Korpela

Irma Wikström

Irma Wikström

Cook

Anton Soini

Anton Soini

Janatuinen

Elvi Saarnio

Elvi Saarnio

Sika-Leena

Kosti Aaltonen

Kosti Aaltonen

Rehtori

Joel Salava

Joel Salava

Jaakko Korpela

Esko Töyri

Esko Töyri

Teacher at Ateneum (uncredited)

Uolevi Lönnberg

Uolevi Lönnberg

Mies kirkossa (uncredited)

Eino Jantunen

Eino Jantunen

Martti (uncredited)

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