Orpopojan valssi

Oct 20, 1949

1h 9m

★ 0.0

Overview

A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful couplet singer - the "king of couplets".

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Suomen Filmiteollisuus

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Cast

J. Alfred Tanner

Sakari Halonen

Milda

Eija Inkeri

S. Juurioja

Aku Korhonen

Veikko Linna

Martti Katajisto

Sinikka Koskela

Doctor

Ture Ara

Aarne Laine

Irja Rannikko

Rulf Frapin

Jalmari Parikka

Birger Kortman

(uncredited)

Maunu Kurkvaara

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