Tapio Rautavaara
Actor · 1915 – 1979 · Pirkkala, Finland
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979) was a Finnish athlete, singer (bass-baritone) and film actor. Rautavaara became one of the most beloved singers in Finland. Some of his famous songs include Isoisän olkihattu (Grandfather’s Straw Hat), Reppu ja reissumies (The Backpack and the Traveler), Korttipakka (The Deck of Cards), Lapin jenkka (The Lappland Schottische), Juokse sinä humma (Run, Horse, Run), Kulkuri ja joutsen (The Tramp and the Swan), Tuopin jäljet (Marks of the Tankard), Sininen uni (Blue Dream) and Anttilan keväthuumaus (Anttila’s Spring Fever). Rautavaara was cast as the protagonist in numerous Finnish films, and was also supposedly a candidate for the part of Tarzan after Johnny Weissmuller had quit his career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movie5.7DramaA doctor, her daughter, and her young housekeeper spend their summer on a remote island.
Anna
1970 · 7 votes
Movie4.5ComedyMusicThe film follows a dress rehearsal of a charity concert.
Suuri sävelparaati
1959 · 2 votes
Movie5.5ComedyLog driver brothers and crooks compete in trying to find loot of an old bank robbery in a supposedly haunted inn.
Kummituskievari
1954 · 2 votes
- MovieDocumentary
A musical short film by Lapland traveller Aimo Jäderholm about the winter landscapes of Lapland in the 1940s. "Leave, leave for the fells, leave for Ylläs..." is sung by Repe Helismaa and Tapio Rautavaara, who in this very rare film have allowed the camera to be present on their private Lapland trip in mid-March 1949, and the wives of both Lapland enthusiasts are also present. The beginning of the film is illustrated by Repe's long rally "Leave, leave for the fells", which is probably not recorded anywhere else but in this film. "You can forget about the bag of crumbs during the trip, only when you arrive can you have a nice rest..." In the final part, Tapsa performs his bravura, Rakovalkea, written by Repe at night by fire: "It is night and the stars in the sky shine brightly, the moon shines brightly on the fells... This land of ice and snow, it fascinates, enchants, and my mind keeps returning here."
Laulu tunturille
1949
Movie4.7ComedyBaron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in their new roles better than in their original ones. Level-headed Kalle soon spots the bad guys who are after the Baron's money, and the Baron brings innovative ideas to the countryside.
X-Paroni
1964 · 10 votes
Movie4.5MusicPirkko Mannola and Esko Salminen play young pop stars of the same name, who develop a secret romance that is kept hidden from the other musicians in the pop orchestra. Between musical scenes, Pirkko introduces Esko to Ville Salminen, Toivo Kärki, and Reino Helismaa, among others, and gets him a spot in a big pop music show.
Tähtisumua
1961 · 2 votes
Movie6.0ComedyTwo conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.
Kultamitalivaimo
1947 · 2 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceKaarina, an orphan girl raised by Taneli, the innkeeper, notices that her friendship with her childhood friend Antti is turning into romance. Henrik, the patron, also has his eye on Kaarina.
Kaunis Kaarina
1955 · 3 votes
Movie7.0DramaTimo learns about his grandfather Santeri's background in the workers' sports movement. Inspired by this, he begins to encourage his alcoholic father to practice his own sport, javelin throwing.
Veteraanin voitto
1955 · 1 votes
Movie5.3ComedyMusicMusical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.
2 hauskaa vekkulia
1953 · 3 votes
Movie4.2ComedyEemeli leaves the countryside for Helsinki to obtain tax money for the bailiff who is pursuing him. In the capital, he becomes the assistant driver of Andersson, a cab driver. One night while driving, Eemeli meets Vesa and his little sister Jaana, whom Andersson and his granddaughter Katriina take into their family as foster children.
Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis!
1960 · 4 votes
Movie4.5WesternThe Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
1963 · 4 votes
Movie6.8WesternAdventureA Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
Villi Pohjola
1955 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaTuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the director of the nurses' dormitory. At the same time, Tuula is starting to get closer to Mirri's fiancé Ragnar who has begun to doubt Mirri's love and loyalty.
Synnin jäljet
1946 · 2 votes
Movie5.7DramaRomanceA tragedy told by an American visiting Lapland about Aila, daughter of a reindeer herder, who falls in love with Reino, a reindeer thief.
Aila – Pohjolan tytär
1951 · 3 votes
Movie5.1ComedyPete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby.
Pekka Puupää
1953 · 10 votes
Movie5.7ComedyRomanceThe film tells the story of the romance between the timber rafters and widow Kaisa, her daughter Satu and Katri from Karkela. Problems are caused by the men in the village, especially the Master of Karkela, who has his own plans for widow's land.
Me tulemme taas
1953 · 3 votes
Movie6.0ComedyCrimeCustoms officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.
Salakuljettajan laulu
1952 · 3 votes
Movie9.0DramaYoung Anna marries Tuomas, an old widower. Tuomas reluctantly sells his forest to the boss of Ruukki and is forced to take in a group of loggers, among whom the handsome womanizer Humu begins to seduce the young mistress of the house.
Kahden ladun poikki
1958 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceKatri Vesa, a young woman from Helsinki, has fallen in love with Erkki Kovalinna, an ambitious young official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is prepared to do anything to win his affection. At her friend's suggestion, Katri leaves the city to make Erkki miss her and finds her life's mission in the countryside in Kari Tuulos, a scientist who lost his sight in an explosion.
Sinut minä tahdon
1949 · 4 votes
- Movie6.5Music
A film centered around a popular Finnish song book. Young lovers Pirkko and Pekka break off their engagement at the end of an evening spent at a dance restaurant. At home, Pirkko finds a songbook in her room, whose songs turn into musical scenes. The night watchman carries the songbook with him, and it ends up, via a sad prostitute, a police officer, and a night shelter resident, with Pekka, who is waiting for Pirkko's forgiveness and comes to pick up his fiancée.
Toivelauluja
1961 · 2 votes
Movie4.0ComedyMusicThree sailors rescue Carmen, who has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade, and also manage to destroy a drug gang.
Rion yö
1951 · 3 votes
Movie4.0DramaSinikka, the young mistress of the Lenteelä house, gets into a relationship with her neighbor Antti while her husband Jukka is away at the front. The couple becomes the subject of gossip throughout the village, and Sinikka, feeling guilty, seeks reconciliation from her husband and the community. Her mother-in-law, who is hostile towards her daughter-in-law, also wants reconciliation.
Kuudes käsky
1947 · 3 votes