Sven Tuuva the Hero
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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.
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Veikko Sinisalo
Sven Tuuva
Known for
The Unknown Soldier
Edvin Laine
Sven's Father
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Fanni Halonen
Sven's Mother
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Juha Nevalainen
Osmo Harkimo
Salme Karppinen
Kaarina Kinnunen
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Edvin Laine Director · Väinö Linna Screenplay Juha Nevalainen Screenplay
First release December 19, 1958 · Produced in Finland · Original title Sven Tuuva
Production
Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Production · Distribution
Finland
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Original title
Sven Tuuva
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · December 19, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
June 4, 1964 · TV · STV
Germany
June 1, 1959 · Berlin International Film Festival
Sweden
May 13, 1959
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