Acting

Mirjam Salminen

Born January 1, 1929 · Sortavala, Finland (age 97)

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Known For

When the Heavens Fall…When the Heavens Fall… · 1972
When the Heavens Fall…
★ 6.61972
MovieDrama
A psychotherapist's life is wrecked when her private life is exposed in a sensation magazine.
Kuriton sukupolviKuriton sukupolvi · 1957
Kuriton sukupolvi
★ 7.21957
MovieComedy
Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
RintamalottaRintamalotta · 1956
Rintamalotta
★ 7.31956
MovieDramaWar
Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.
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.
Tapahtui kaukanaTapahtui kaukana · 1950
Tapahtui kaukana
★ 5.31950
MovieComedyRomance
Young woman flies to Lapland together with her father and his new female friend whom the daughter dislikes. On a lonely skiing-trip across the vast wilderness, the young lady ends up in a shack inhabited by two research engineers and a funny old Lapland man who sees peculiar dreams.
Lottovoittaja UKK TurhapuroLottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro · 1976
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
★ 6.11976
MovieComedy
It is the first anniversary of Uuno and Elisabet. Uuno has placed a bet with his friend Härski-Hartikainen a year ago, that if Uuno can take just one year of marriage with Elisabet, Hartikainen will treat him a festive dinner. However, Hartikainen buys a lottery ticket for Uuno, who agrees to deduct it from his debt – and the festive dinner is reduced to a can of milk and half a sausage. As it happens, Uuno becomes the lottery winner of 1.5 million marks, only to soon realize he doesn't own a single penny yet. Mister Tossavainen arrives and offers to finance Uuno before he actually gets the jackpot. Thus, Uuno gets to live a rich live on credit. He buys a raccoon fur, leopard swimming trunks and a couple of Mercedes-Benzes. Women begin to fancy Uuno and so does his father-in-law. As time goes by it is revealed, though, that Uuno is not actually a lottery winner, and so he has to escape the anger of others to Härski's car repair shop.
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi SaimaaltaKaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta · 1950
Kaunis Veera eli ballaadi Saimaalta
★ 4.21950
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.
Vääpelin kauhuVääpelin kauhu · 1957
Vääpelin kauhu
★ 4.61957
MovieComedy
A Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service.

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Lottovoittaja UKK TurhapuroLottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro · 1976
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
★ 6.11976
MovieComedy
It is the first anniversary of Uuno and Elisabet. Uuno has placed a bet with his friend Härski-Hartikainen a year ago, that if Uuno can take just one year of marriage with Elisabet, Hartikainen will treat him a festive dinner. However, Hartikainen buys a lottery ticket for Uuno, who agrees to deduct it from his debt – and the festive dinner is reduced to a can of milk and half a sausage. As it happens, Uuno becomes the lottery winner of 1.5 million marks, only to soon realize he doesn't own a single penny yet. Mister Tossavainen arrives and offers to finance Uuno before he actually gets the jackpot. Thus, Uuno gets to live a rich live on credit. He buys a raccoon fur, leopard swimming trunks and a couple of Mercedes-Benzes. Women begin to fancy Uuno and so does his father-in-law. As time goes by it is revealed, though, that Uuno is not actually a lottery winner, and so he has to escape the anger of others to Härski's car repair shop.