War Drama
For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.
Directed by
Edvin Laine
Unto Salminen
Toll
Leo Riuttu
Tujulin
Yrjö Tähtelä
(uncredited)
Aarne Laine
Örn
Uuno Montonen
Veikko Sinisalo
Sven Tuuva
Matti Oravisto
Oiva Luhtala
Esko Salminen
(uncredited)
Pentti Irjala
Tapio Hämäläinen
Paavo
Oke Tuuri
Kaarlo Wilska
Matti Lehtelä
Anton Soini
Ekke Hämäläinen
Weber
Santeri Karilo
Mirjam Novero
Mrs. Maria Duncker
Kauko Helovirta
Duncker
Tommi Rinne
Spets
Leif Wager
Sandels
Leo Lähteenmäki
(uncredited)
Eero Eloranta
Lönn
Kosti Klemelä
Matti
Paavo Hukkinen
Drummer
Kauko Vuorensola
Leo Jokela
Martti Katajisto
Kyösti Erämaa
Veijo Pasanen
Fanni Halonen
Sven's Mother
Salme Karppinen
Kaarina Kinnunen
Leevi Kuuranne
Kustaa IV Aadolf
Arvo Kuusla
Ossi Kostia
Usko Kantola
Kustaa
Vitaly Ketterer
Martti Kuisma
Irja Kuusla
Örn's Wife
Annikki Lauramaa
Lennart Lauramaa
Leevi Linko
Juho
Boris Levitsky
Tarmo Manni
Mikko Nousiainen
Martti Romppanen
Antti
Esa Saario
Sylva Rossi
Manne Schulman
Severi Seppänen
Martti Bruce
Kale Teuronen
Kaija Sinisalo-Lahtinen
Leila Väyrynen
Veikko Sorsakivi
Henrikki
Sirkka Breider
(uncredited)
Arvi Järvinen
(uncredited)
Tauno Söder
(uncredited)
Ilmari Tähtelä
(uncredited)
Hannes Veivo
(uncredited)

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