Pikajuna pohjoiseen

Jun 1, 1947

1h 31m

★ 4.7

Overview

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Fenno-Filmi

Pikajuna pohjoiseen Trailers

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Cast

Maire Kyrö

Ansa Ikonen

Reino Sompa

Leif Wager

Mauno Isola

Tauno Majuri

Arna Högdahl

Albert Lindström

Sven Relander

Kaarlo Kyrö

Eino Kaipainen

Ilona Virola

Liisa Tuomi

Toimittaja Hugo Auvonen

Aku Korhonen

Raili Oras

Anja Kola

Ossi Peltonen

Aku Peltonen

Tapio Nurkka

Arvi Tuomi

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