Acting
Leif Wager
Born February 11, 1922 · Helsinki, Finland
Died March 23, 2002 · aged 80
Leif Christian Wager was a versatile Finnish actor. Appearing in some 75 feature films and musicals.
Known For
Poet and Muse · 1978Poet and Muse
★ 5.61978
MovieDramaRomance
Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya Schoultz and later muse, poetess L. Onerva. His friends include equally central figures of the Finnish cultural scene in the early 1900s, such as painters Halonen and Gallén-Kallela, and composer Sibelius.
Läpi usvan · 1948Läpi usvan
★ 3.81948
MovieDrama
Pertti works as telegraph operator on a ship. The ship arrives in Helsinki and Pertti looks forward to meet his mother and the neighbor girl, who he is in love. But his plans change, when he steps into a restaurant with the first officer of the ship on the first ashore.
Saariston tyttö · 1953Saariston tyttö
★ 5.71953
MovieDrama
Liisa, the daughter of fisherman Simeon, is having a romance with Peter, a city dweller who has arrived on the island. Liisa feels she is being punished for her forbidden feelings when her fiancé Antti's sister Maija falls ill with diphtheria and Antti is lost at sea in a storm.
Tåg norrut · 1952Tåg norrut
1952
MovieThrillerDrama
The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North.
Laulu · 1986Laulu
★ 5.51986
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about Helsinki's nightlife, soundtracked by rock band Sielun Veljet, theater troupe Ryhmäteatteri, and radio DJ Teppo Turkki.
Tähtisumua · 1961Tähtisumua
★ 4.51961
MovieMusic
Pirkko Mannola and Esko Salminen play young pop stars of the same name, who develop a secret romance that is kept hidden from the other musicians in the pop orchestra. Between musical scenes, Pirkko introduces Esko to Ville Salminen, Toivo Kärki, and Reino Helismaa, among others, and gets him a spot in a big pop music show.
The Enchanted Road · 1986The Enchanted Road
★ 8.01986
MovieTV MovieDrama
Writer and psychiatrist Oscar Parland (1912-1997) narrates this nostalgic story about his early childhood memories and fantasies. Five-year-old Riki spends the summer of 1917 at his cosmopolitan family's summer house by the Gulf of Finland. Surrounded by other children and eccentric adults who speak Swedish, German and Russian, Riki also encounters some fantastic animal characters no one else is able to see.
Daniel Hjort · 1962Daniel Hjort
1962
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on Josef Julius Wecksell's play. The story is set during an era of political unrest in 1590s Sweden, which spills over the Baltic Sea to Finland, then ruled by Sweden. Daniel Hjort, the grim and lonesome assistant to the powerful Fleming family, finds himself caught up between the two opposing parties when Turku Castle is close to coming under siege. In the midst of this, he finds out the truth about the death of his father and sets out on a quest for revenge.
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