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Kesäillan valssi
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Kesäillan valssi

1951-10-05 · 97 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Romance · Music

A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family Annina. Annina’s family doesn’t approve of the relationship, and the couple’s happiness is also threatened by Lauri’s worsening eye disease.

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Directors
Hannu Leminen
Production companies
Suomi-Filmi
Countries
Finland
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,316,899

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Eeva-Kaarina VolanenEeva-Kaarina VolanenAnnina Grahn
Leif WagerLeif WagerLauri Alanko
Salli KarunaSalli KarunaMrs. Grahn
Uuno LaaksoUuno LaaksoMr. Grahn
Aino LohikoskiAino LohikoskiAunt Linda
Reino ValkamaReino ValkamaManu Kallio
Toini VartiainenToini VartiainenElse Mattila
Ekke HämäläinenEkke HämäläinenKarl-Erik Grahn
Sirkka OsmalaLea Qvist
Heikki SavolainenHeikki SavolainenLennart
Martti SimiläMaestro
Rauha PunttiRauha PunttiMarjaana
Elli YlimaaElli Ylimaa
Ossi KorhonenOssi KorhonenButler
Osmo Pöntinen
Paavo HukkinenPaavo HukkinenRent collector
Rauni LuomaRauni LuomaHenna Kallio
Toivo Lahti
Kaarlo WilskaKaarlo WilskaYard musician
Kerttu SalmiKerttu SalmiLandlady

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