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Blue-Eyed Helsinki

Dec 17, 1963

0h 18m

★ 0.0

Overview

A boat trip in the Helsinki archipelago: images of water, light and people on the cruise. The same people are met in the city in different situations: at work, with their family, in conversations with a circle of friends, meditating and figuring out their duties. Work and aspirations are important and encouraging to them. They all seem to have something personal to say about their time, their views and their imaginations.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Eino Ruutsalo

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Cast

Narrator (English version) (voice)

Philip Binham

Narrator (Swedish version) (voice)

Kaj Lindén

Narrator (voice)

Esko Mustonen

Narrator (German version) (voice)

Alfred H. Schmidt

Blue-eyed girl

Seija Siikamäki

Student

Juhani Juustinen

Official

Kaarlo Juurela

Painter

Wiking Forsström

Musician

Holger Fransman

Sculptor

Eila Hiltunen

Bus driver

Paavo Huuskonen

Writer

Väinö Kirstinä

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