Kovanaama
5.7
Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life.
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Cast
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Lasse Pöysti
Esko Pekuri
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Sankarialokas
Sirkka-Liisa Wilén
Miss Judith
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Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa
Mauno Mäkelä
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Trust
Aarne Tarkas
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Radio tekee murron
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
Pentti Viljanen
Evert Pinsiö
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Pontevat pommaripojat
Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä
Toivo Mäkelä
Anders
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The Witch
The Harvest Month
Uljas Kandolin
Terävä
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Radio tulee hulluksi
Senni ja Savon sulttaani
Heikki Savolainen
Hoppu
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The Unknown Soldier
Matti Tamminen
Roivas
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Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
Sankarialokas
Sakari Jurkka
Captain
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Kulkurin masurkka
The Witch
Tarmo Manni
Uolevi Tiitinen
Known for
The Unknown Soldier
Jussi Jurkka
Prisoner
Known for
The Unknown Soldier
Aarne Tarkas Director · Kalevi Hartti Composer Esko Töyri Cinematographer
First release January 29, 1954 · Produced in Finland
Production
Fennada-Filmi
Production
Finland
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Languages
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · January 29, 1954
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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