Finn Film is a Finnish motion picture corporation. It was established in 1921 but made only one movie before finishing business in 1922. It was re-established in 2001.

Original corporation

The original Finn Film was founded in 1921 in

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, by playwright

Teuvo Pakkala Teuvo Pakkala (originally Teodor Oskar Frosterus, 9 April 186217 May 1925) was a Finnish author, playwright, reporter, linguist and teacher. Pakkala is considered to be one of the realists of the 1880s and 1890s, and he is also often called a ...

, Dr. Toivo T. Kaila, and M.Sc. G.H. Michelson. Finn Film produced its first and only movie, ''Sotapolulla'', in 1921. It was shown in movie theaters starting on 30 January 1922 (release date: 20 January 1922). The screenplay for the film was written by Teuvo Pakkala. The film - 65 minutes in length (1500 meters) - was also directed by Teuvo Pakkala. The actors in the films included: * Lisi Caren * Yrjo Hirviseppa * Jorma Vaajakallio * Solveig Wohlstrom * Lilly Caren * Oskari Oka * Bertel Nordenstreng * J. V. Leino * Hannes Seppanen * Hildi Hartikainen * Maija Pakkala * Samuli Pakkala ''Sotapolulla'' is currently archived in the

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of Finland. Due to its old age, its politically interesting post-Finnish-Civil-War timing of production, and its rare, good condition, it is considered historically valuable both nationally as well as internationally. The original Finn Film finished business in 1922, mainly due to the lack of movie-watching audiences in theaters, following the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...

Revived corporation

The present-day Finn Film began service in 2001, following in the footsteps of the original founders, and it is still based in

, Finland.

References

External links

Finn Film
* * {{IMDb title, qid=Q11894194, title=Sotapolulla Film production companies of Finland Mass media in Oulu