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Antero Ruuhonen
Born November 21, 1933 · Lahti, Finland
Died April 11, 1979 · aged 45
No biography available.
Known For
Niskavuoren Heta · 1952Niskavuoren 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.
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta · 1950Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
★ 4.31950
MovieComedyMusic
Tar Steam Princess Armada travels along Lake Saimaa to St. Petersburg and back during the years of Russian rule over Finland. The ship's crew gets tired of their sophisticated coffee maker and replaces her with Roma girl Veera, who has escaped from an arranged marriage. On the way back, mysterious passengers appear on the ship.
The Doll Merchant · 1955The 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.
Hilmanpäivät · 1954Hilmanpäivät
★ 6.21954
MovieComedy
The everyday life of the small village is mixed when a fire breaks out the night after the party. The cooperative manager and fire manager alerts the young judge Heiki to the extinguishing work, but due to the confusion, extinguishing the fire turns out to be more complicated than expected.
The Unknown Soldier · 1955The 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.
Sven Tuuva the Hero · 1958Sven Tuuva the Hero
★ 5.71958
MovieWarDrama
For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.
Pastori Jussilainen · 1955Pastori Jussilainen
★ 5.71955
MovieComedy
The year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.
Niskavuori taistelee · 1957Niskavuori taistelee
★ 5.91957
MovieDrama
The last black-and-white film in the Niskavuori series of movies.









