North Express (Finnish: Pikajuna pohjoiseen) is a 1947 Finnish thriller film directed by Roland af Hällström and starring Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager and Tauno Majuri.[1] The film was produced in parallel with a Swedish language version Tåg norrut which starred different actors and was directed by Palle Hagmann.[2]
| North Express | |
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| Directed by | Roland af Hällström |
| Written by | Karen Aabye (novel) Roland af Hällström Juho Tervonen |
| Produced by | Yrjö Norta |
| Starring | Ansa Ikonen Leif Wager Tauno Majuri |
| Cinematography | Esko Töyri |
| Edited by | Tapio Ilomäki |
| Music by | Tapio Ilomäki |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fenno-Filmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Cast
edit- Ansa Ikonen as Maire Kyrö
- Leif Wager as Reino Sompa
- Tauno Majuri as Mauno Ismola
- Aku Korhonen as Hugo Auvonen
- Arna Högdahl as Counsellor's wife
- Sven Relander as Fjalar Albert Lindström
- Eino Kaipainen as Kaarlo Kyrö
- Liisa Tuomi as Ilona Viirola
- Anja Kola as Raili Oras
- Tapio Nurkka as Kalevi Oras
- Arvi Tuomi as Major of the Salvation Army
- Kalle Viherpuu as Harras
- Unto Salminen as Ahvo
- Emil Vinermo as Kaukomieli Lemmitty Latvanen
- Aku Peltonen as Ossi Lintunen
- Eero Leväluoma as Saarros
- Atos Konst as Siltanen
- Eva Hemming as Salvationist
- Varma Lahtinen as Loviisa
- Lulu Paasipuro as Impi Lintunen
- Matti Aulos as Train conductor
- Teijo Joutsela as Loppi
- Elsa Nyström as Raili's mother
- Lauri Korpela as Raili's father
- Aatu Talanne as Doctor
- Lauri Kyöstilä as Station man in Perämaa
- Mauri Jaakkola as Lauri Aalto
References
edit- ^ Kääpä p.174
- ^ Tåg norrut. 1947.
Bibliography
edit- Pietari Kääpä. Directory of World Cinema: Finland. Intellect Books, 2012.
External links
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