''The Dead Man Falls in Love'' (Finnish: ''Kuollut mies rakastuu'') is a 1942 Finnish
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Ilmari Unho
Ilmari Unho (22 October 1906 − 3 April 1961) was a Finnish actor, film director, and screenwriter. Unho was employed by Suomi-Filmi for most of his filmmaking career.
Unho was born in Uusikaupunki in 1906. He started his film career as an ac ...
and starring
Hilkka Helinä,
Joel Rinne and
Tauno Majuri.
[Bacon p.96] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Arvo Kotilainen. It was the first of a trilogy followed by ''
The Dead Man Loses His Temper
''The Dead Man Loses His Temper'' (Finnish: ''Kuollut mies vihastuu'') is a 1944 Finnish comedy thriller film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Joel Rinne, Regina Linnanheimo and Kaija Rahola. Von Bagh p.44 The film's sets were designed by ...
'' (1944) and ''Kuollut mies kummittelee'' (1952).
Cast
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Hilkka Helinä as Berita Eliza Lopez
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Joel Rinne as Eversti Rainer Sarmo / 'Kuollut mies'
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Tauno Majuri as Timo Aarma
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Reino Valkama as Mikko Vehmer
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Paavo Jännes
Paavo Klaus Emil Jännes (formerly Genetz, 20 March 1892 − 19 December 1970) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. He appeared in over 70 films between 1913−1969.
Selected filmography
*''Sylvi'' (1913)
*''Miehen kylkiluu'' (1937)
* ''The D ...
as Fredrik Ahrman
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Santeri Karilo as Thomas Gardener
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Wilho Ilmari as Luigi Lopez
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Pentti Saares as Harri Temmes
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Eine Laine as Emilia
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Rauha Rentola as Leena
References
Bibliography
* Bacon. Henry. ''Finnish Cinema: A Transnational Enterprise''. Springer, 2016.
* Iverson, Gunnar, Soderbergh Widding, Astrid & Soila, Tytti (ed.) ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 2005.
* Qvist, Per Olov & Von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
* Von Bagh, Peter. ''Drifting Shadows: A Guide to the Finnish Cinema''. Otava, 2000.
External links
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1942 films
Finnish thriller films
1940s thriller films
1940s Finnish-language films
1940s Finnish films
Films directed by Ilmari Unho
Finnish black-and-white films
Finnish sequel films
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