The Swan and the Wanderer backdrop

The Swan and the Wanderer 1999 Directed by Timo Koivusalo Kulkuri ja joutsen

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara and Repe Helismaa, who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965. Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gneres Drama , Music
Production Company Artista Filmi
Release Date 19 February 1999
117 mins
Cast
Tapio Liinoja Tapio Rautavaara
Martti Suosalo Reino Helismaa
Heikki Nousiainen Esa Pakarinen
Anna Haaranen Lempi Helismaa
Heidi Herala Liisa Rautavaara
Ari Wirta Masa Niemi
Aulis Rosendahl Aatos Mähönen, manageri
Martti Katajisto T. J. Särkkä
Matti Mäntylä Toivo Kärki
Raimo Grönberg Olavi Virta
Ilkka Koivula Jorma Ikävalko
Kai Lehtinen Lj. Liimatainen
Ritva Kanerva Rautavaaran äiti
Tuija Piepponen Siiri Angerkoski
Merika Koivusalo Leena Rautavaara
Riina Koivusalo Satu Helismaa
Titta Antti-Poika Baarimyyjä
Severi Koivusalo Pikkupoika linja-autossa
Samuli Koivusalo Vauva Pekka Puupää -elokuvassa
Yasmin Samaletdin Nainen ulkohuussissa
Mika Nuojua Sotilas linja-autossa
Antti Majanlahti Sotilas linja-autossa
Sirkka-Liisa Leskinen Televisiota katsova emäntä
Risto Salmi Rautakauppias
Pekka Lehtimäki Viulisti äänitysstudiossa
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