Tukkijoella
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“Tukkijoella” (Log River – 1928). Films of this genre gave the Finnish cinema and the viewing public one of its most popular characters – the lumberjack (tukkijatka, tukkipoika, tukkilainen) who at his most heroic hour becomes the log-roller or the shooter of rapids (koskenlaskija). The significance of this character in Finnish film is comparable to that of the Cowboy on American cinema. He is the pioneer, the wanderer, the adventurer. He negotiates the frontier, he is an embodiment of the conflict between wilderness and civilization.
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Cast
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Urho Somersalmi
Aaprami Turkka
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Katri Pietola
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Wilho Ilmari
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Axel Slangus
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Kirsti Suonio
Maija Rivakka
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Wilho Ilmari Director · Axel Slangus Director Erkki Karu Screenplay
First release November 5, 1928 · Produced in Finland
Production
Suomi-Filmi
Production
Finland
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Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Finland · November 5, 1928
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No release date listed for United States.
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