Acting

Leevi Linko

Born February 16, 1908 · Turku, Finland

Died December 15, 1995 · aged 87

No biography available.

Known For

Niskavuoren HetaNiskavuoren Heta · 1952
Niskavuoren Heta
6.11952
MovieDrama
Heta, the strong-willed daughter of the Niskavuori family, who is pregnant, marries Akusti, a farmhand, and remains bitter toward Santeria, who broke her heart. Heta and Akusti begin their life together on the modest Muumäki farm, where they are assisted by their loyal maid Siipirikko.
The Doll MerchantThe Doll Merchant · 1955
The Doll Merchant
6.21955
MovieFantasyDrama
A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.
Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksenJälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen · 1953
Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen
7.01953
MovieDrama
Schoolboy Klaus is convicted of theft and sent to prison. At his release Klaus feels that his life has changed a lot. Despite all his hardship and difficulties he keeps up his studies under the supervision of the grim Master Kahari.
The Unknown SoldierThe Unknown Soldier · 1955
The Unknown Soldier
7.21955
MovieDramaWar
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
Amor hoi!Amor hoi! · 1950
Amor hoi!
6.01950
MovieComedyRomance
Master Tuula Vihervo teaches languages ​​at a women's college, where American-Finnish Charles Thompson Jr arrives to do an inspection on behalf of his father's college donor. The arrival of a guest and Tuula's infatuation causes a stir inside the college and in a restaurant in Helsinki, where Tuula starts performing as the singer Irina Meller.
Here, Beneath the North StarHere, Beneath the North Star · 1968
Here, Beneath the North Star
6.81968
MovieHistoryDrama
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.
Niskavuori taisteleeNiskavuori taistelee · 1957
Niskavuori taistelee
5.91957
MovieDrama
The last black-and-white film in the Niskavuori series of movies.
Elinan surmaElinan surma · 1938
Elinan surma
8.01938
MovieDramaHistory
Young and innocent maid Elina is persuaded into forgetting her childhood sweetheart Uolevi, and to marry Klaus Kurki, a local nobleman with money and influence. An ideal match according to her family and the greedy parish priest, but all is not as it seems: Kurki is a vicious man, tormented by the spirit of his last wife.

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