The Swan and the Wanderer

Overview

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara and Repe Helismaa, who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965. Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.

Directed by Timo Koivusalo

Top cast

Tapio Liinoja

Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo

Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen

Esa Pakarinen

A

Anna Haaranen

Lempi Helismaa

Heidi Herala

Liisa Rautavaara

A

Ari Wirta

Masa Niemi

A

Aulis Rosendahl

Aatos Mähönen, manageri

Martti Katajisto

T. J. Särkkä

Matti Mäntylä

Toivo Kärki

Raimo Grönberg

Olavi Virta

Ilkka Koivula

Jorma Ikävalko

Kai Lehtinen

Lj. Liimatainen

R

Ritva Kanerva

Rautavaaran äiti

Tuija Piepponen

Siiri Angerkoski

M

Merika Koivusalo

Leena Rautavaara

R

Riina Koivusalo

Satu Helismaa

T

Titta Antti-Poika

Baarimyyjä

S

Severi Koivusalo

Pikkupoika linja-autossa

S

Samuli Koivusalo

Vauva Pekka Puupää -elokuvassa

Y

Yasmin Samaletdin

Nainen ulkohuussissa

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