Iloinen Linnanmäki

Iloinen Linnanmäki

1960 · 81 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s.

Directed by Jack Witikka · Written by Tapio Vilpponen

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