The Swan and the Wanderer (Kulkuri ja joutsen) 25 years old

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965 (Helismaa's death). 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.

Credits

The Swan and the Wanderer Cast

Name Character
Martti Suosalo He was 36, now 62 years old as Reino Helismaa
Tapio Liinoja He was 44, now 70 years old as Tapio Rautavaara
Heikki Nousiainen She was 53, now 79 years old as Esa Pakarinen
Anna Haaranen She was 36, now 62 years old as Lempi Helismaa
Heidi Herala She was 39, now 64 years old as Liisa Rautavaara

The Swan and the Wanderer Crew

Name Department
Timo Koivusalo as Director. He was 35 (now 61) years old Directing
The Swan and the Wanderer (25 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 19, 1999
  • Runtime: 117 minutes