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Total Balalaika Show
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Total Balalaika Show 1994 Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman."

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Finnish , French , Russian
Gneres Documentary , Music
Production Companies Sputnik , Provisual
Release Date 6 May 1994
57 mins
Cast
Twist-Twist Erkinharju
Twist-Twist Erkinharju Self
Ben Granfelt
Ben Granfelt Self
Sakke Järvenpää
Sakke Järvenpää Self
Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Kuosmanen Self
Jore Marjaranta
Jore Marjaranta Self
Ekke Niiva
Ekke Niiva Self
Jyri Närvänen
Jyri Närvänen Self
Pemo Ojala
Pemo Ojala Self
Silu Seppälä
Silu Seppälä Self
Mauri Sumén
Mauri Sumén Self
Mato Valtonen
Mato Valtonen Self
Igor Agafonnikov
Igor Agafonnikov Self - Conductor
Atte Blom
Atte Blom Self (uncredited)
Kirsi Tykkyläinen
Kirsi Tykkyläinen Self (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Cinematography
Heikki Ortamo
Heikki Ortamo
Composers
Tipe Johnson
Tipe Johnson
Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Aleksandrov
Editor
Timo Linnasalo
Timo Linnasalo
Sound
Jouko Lumme
Jouko Lumme
Tellervo Savela
Tellervo Savela
Camera Operators
Pekka Aine
Pekka Aine
Tahvo Hirvonen
Tahvo Hirvonen
Timo Salminen
Timo Salminen
Olli Varja
Olli Varja
Script Supervisor
Haije Alanoja
Haije Alanoja
Assistant Directors
Erkki Astala
Erkki Astala
Pauli Pentti
Pauli Pentti
Additional Photography
Malla Hukkanen
Malla Hukkanen
Part of Leningrad Cowboys Collection
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses