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"Minä elän"
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"Minä elän"

1946-10-10 · 115 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · History

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

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Directors
Ilmari Unho
Production companies
Suomi-Filmi
Countries
Finland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rauli TuomiRauli TuomiAleksis Kivi
Matti KiviAleksis Kivi as a child
Anni AittoAnnastiina Stenvall
Kaarlo AavajokiErik Juhana Stenvall
Harri SinijärviEmanuel Stenvall
Oiva LuhtalaOiva LuhtalaAlbert Stenvall
Tarmo ManniJuhani Stenvall
Waldemar WohlströmCarl Johan Granberg
Helge RaninHelge RaninFredrik Cygnaeus
Leo RiuttuLeo RiuttuE.A. Forsell
Heino TurkkoEmil Nervander
Topo LeisteläTopo LeisteläJohan Wilhelm Snellman
Arvi TuomiArvi TuomiZacharias Topelius
Matti PihlajaEdmund Palmqvist
Hilkka HelinäHilkka HelinäAlbina Palmqvist
Saara RaninAnna Palmqvist
Paavo JännesPaavo JännesAlbin Palmqvist
Eero KilpiElias Lönnrot
Kalle RouniAugust Ahlqvist
Emma VäänänenEmma VäänänenManta Stenvall

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