The Stolen Death

The Stolen Death
Directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara
Produced by Erik Blomberg
Screenplay by Erik Blomberg
Matti Kurjensaari
Eino Mäkinen
Based on Köttkvarnen by Runar Schildt
Music by George de Godzinsky
Cinematography Erik Blomberg
Olavi Gunnari
Edited by Erik Blomberg
Nyrki Tapiovaara
Release date
  • 4 September 1938 (1938-09-04)
Running time
101 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

The Stolen Death (Finnish: Varastettu kuolema) is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. It is set in 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on a short story by Runar Schildt. It was released on 4 September 1938.[1]

Cast

  • Tuulikki Paananen as Manja
  • Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman
  • Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson
  • Annie Mörk as madame Johansson
  • Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother
  • Hertta Leistén as aunt
  • Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker
  • Jalmari Parikka as prison guard
  • Aku Peltonen as morgue guard
  • Atos Konst as Robert's comrade
  • Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade
  • Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade
  • Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade
  • Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer
  • Emil Kokkonen as soldier

References

  1. "Varastettu kuolema". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-04-26.

Further reading

  • Rosenberg, Henrik (1995). Från Runar Schildts novell "Köttkvarnen" till filmen "Den Stulna döden": en adaptations tillkomst och tidsnivåer (in Swedish). Turku: Åbo Akademi University. ISBN 9789516505537.
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