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Kaarlo Halttunen
Kaarlo Halttunen (18 August 1909 – 8 March 1986) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1933 and 1970. He starred in the film '' Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Radio tekee murron'' (1951) * '' Radio tulee hulluksi'' (1952) * '' After the Fall of Man'' (1953) * '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955) * ''1918'' (1957) * ''Little Presents ''Little Presents'' () is a 1961 Finnish drama film directed by Jack Witikka. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Leif Aaltonen * Aapeli - God (voice) (as Simo Puupponen) * Kaarlo Halttunen - Clocksmith * ...'' (1961) * '' Yksityisalue'' (1962) * '' Oppenheimerin tapaus'' (1967) References External links * 1909 births 1986 deaths People from Lappeenranta People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male film actors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 11th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Lappeenranta is located on the shore of Lake Saimaa, from the Finnish–Russian border, Russian border and from the city of Vyborg. Lappeenranta is one of the most important urban centres in the entire Saimaa region, together with the cities of Imatra, Mikkeli and Savonlinna. Lappeenranta incorporated the late municipalities of Lappee and Lauritsala in 1967, Nuijamaa in 1989, Joutseno in 2009 and Ylämaa in 2010. Lappeenranta, the region's tourism centre, is the second most visited city in Finland by Russians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 (1957 Film)
''1918'' is a 1957 Finnish war film directed by Toivo Särkkä. It is based on the play and novel by Jarl Hemmer. The events of the film take place during the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' 12 Angry Men'' directed by Sidney Lumet. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the firs .... Cast * Åke Lindman as Samuel Bro * Anneli Sauli as Essi Söderman * Ture Ara as Ceder (as Tuure Ara) * Matti Aulos as Humalainen * Kerttu Björlin as Avustaja * Sirkka Breider as Naisvanki * Kyösti Erämaa as Tuomiokapitulin jäsen * Kaarlo Halttunen as Patruuna Bro * Oiva Sala as Tuomiokapitulin jäsen References External links * 1957 films 1950s war drama films 1950s Finnish-language films 1950s Finnish films Finnish war drama films Films directed by Toivo Särkkä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy Of Finland)
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Births
Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across drift ice, ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * January 9 – The British Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition to the South Pole, led by Ernest Shackleton, arrives at the Farthest South, farthest south reached by any prior expedition, at 88°23' S, prior to turning back due to diminishing supplies. * January 11 – The International Joint Commission on US-Canada boundary waters is established. * January 16 – Members of the ''Nimrod'' Expedition claim to have found the magnetic South Pole (but the location recorded may be incorrect). * January 24 – The White Star Liner RMS Republic (1903), RMS ''Republic'' sinks the day after a collision with ''SS Florida'' off Nantucket. Almost all of the 1,500 passengers are rescued. * January 28 – The last United States t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppenheimerin Tapaus
''Oppenheimerin tapaus'' (literally ''The Case of Oppenheimer'') is a 1967 Finnish television drama film directed by Timo Bergholm. Based on the 1964 play ' by Heinar Kipphardt, the film takes place at the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) Oppenheimer security hearing. In the film, J. Robert Oppenheimer is played by Matti Oravisto. Cast * Matti Oravisto as J. Robert Oppenheimer * Tauno Söder as Gordon Gray * Toivo Mäkelä as Ward V. Evans * Yrjö Ikonen as Thomas A. Morgan * Matti Ranin as Roger Robb * Rauno Ketonen as Arthur Rolander * Yrjö Järvinen as Herbert S. Marks * Helge Herala as Boris Pash * Olavi Ahonen as John Lansdale Jr. * Sakari Jurkka as Edward Teller * Leo Riuttu as Hans Bethe * Kaarlo Halttunen as Isidor Isaac Rabi * Kauko Kokkonen as the narrator See also * Oppenheimer security hearing Over four weeks in 1954, the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) explored the background, actions, and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Presents
''Little Presents'' () is a 1961 Finnish drama film directed by Jack Witikka. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Leif Aaltonen * Aapeli - God (voice) (as Simo Puupponen) * Kaarlo Halttunen - Clocksmith * Eija Hämäläinen * Pia Hattara - Vetterantin Torotea * Hannes Häyrinen - Manager Palkeinen * Raili Helander - Liisi * Pentti Irjala - Caretaker Harakka * Tea Ista - Vetterantin Klory * Leo Jokela - Vennu Harakka * Leevi Kuuranne - Jormalainen * Irja Kuusla - Tattari's wife * Heimo Lepistö Heimo is a German and Finnish male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Heimo Erbse (1924–2005), German composer * Heimo Haitto (1925–1999), Finnish-American violinist * Heimo Hecht (born 1961), Austrian sailor * Heimo Korth, Am ... - Tattari * Eila Pehkonen - Hilma * Pekka Pentti - Henry * Nisse Rainne - Caretaker Kuikka * Saara Ranin - Vetteranska * Jouko Rikalainen - Osku * Leo Riuttu - Friman * Heikki Savolainen - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Soldier (1955 Film)
''The Unknown Soldier'' (, ) is a Finnish war film directed by Edvin Laine that premiered in December 1955. It is based on '' The Unknown Soldier'', a novel by Väinö Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union as told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. The film was and remains the most successful movie ever in Finland; about 2.8 million people, or more than half the Finnish population, saw it in theaters, and in 1956, the film won five Jussi Awards, including the award for best director. Its portrayal of Linna's characters is widely accepted as canonical. The film was voted the best Finnish movie by 1,213 respondents in an Internet poll by Finnish newspaper ''Helsingin Sanomat'' in 2007. The novel would be filmed again in 1985 by Rauni Mollberg and again in 2017 by Aku Louhimies. Synopsis Set against the events of the Finnish Continuation War, the film follows a machine gun troop's journey into the Soviet Union. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viipuri Province
Viipuri Province was a Historical provinces of Finland, historical province of Finland from 1812 to 1945. History The predecessor of the province was Vyborg Governorate, which was established in 1744 from territories ceded by the Swedish Empire to Russia in 1721 (Treaty of Nystad) and in 1743 (Treaty of Åbo). These territories originated as parts of the Viborg and Nyslott County and Kexholm County in 1721, and parts of the Savolax and Kymmenegård County in 1743. The governorate was also known as Old Finland. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Kingdom of Sweden (1721–1809), Kingdom of Sweden had allied itself with the Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and other parties against First French Empire, Napoleonic France. However, following the Treaties of Tilsit, Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, Russia made peace with France. In 1808, supported by France, Russia successfully challenged Swedish control over Finland in the Finnish War. In the Treaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Fall Of Man
''After the Fall of Man'' (Finnish: ''Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine and starring Martti Katajisto, Eila Peitsalo and Edvin Laine.Hammer p.117 Cast * Martti Katajisto as Klaus Toivola * Eila Peitsalo as Anja * Edvin Laine as Maisteri Kahari * Helena Vinkka as Elsa Tuovi * Matti Aulos as Ranta - factor * Kaarlo Halttunen as Harjula * Alli Häjänen as Anni Järvinen * Eino Kaipainen as Opettaja * Marjatta Kallio as Koululainen * Martta Kinnunen as Siivooja * Martta Kontula as Opettaja * Aarne Laine as Rector * Matti Ranin as Aarne * Emma Väänänen as Klausin äiti * Pentti Irjala Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. Career Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film ... as Onnenpyörän hoitaja * Heikki Savolainen as Janitor Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Tulee Hulluksi
''The Radio Goes Insane'' or ''The Radio Goes Mad'' () is a 1952 Finnish comedy film directed by Matti Kassila. The film is a sequel to '' The Radio Burglary,'' again starring Hannes Häyrinen as radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori. Teräsvuori is mistakenly committed to a mental hospital and attempts to escape. Plot The ambitious radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori (Hannes Häyrinen) is disappointed when ordered to report on an agricultural show in Mäntsälä. He convinces his superior to let him report using a hidden microphone to gauge people's reactions on being asked outlandish questions. Things start to go wrong when the police are informed of the apparently incoherent reporter who also appears to be talking to himself. The police come to the conclusion that Teräsvuori must be insane and he is committed to Houruniemen Mental Hospital. Testimony from his wife, Eila (Ritva Arvelo), only confirms their diagnosis. Despite being detained at the mental hospital, Teräsvuori continues t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
