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Varastettu kuolema (1938)
A thriller set in turn-of-the-century Helsinki, Stolen Death uses elements of German expressionism to tell the story of Finnish resistance fighters smuggling arms to overthrow the Tsarist occupiers of Finland. Tapiovaara stresses the divided loyalties of the Finnish bourgeoisie, torn between preserving their privileged economic position and taking a risky stand for an independent Finland. Stolen Death can be viewed as a thinly disguised protest against the rise of the fascist movement in Finland in the 1930s. Tapiovaara's allegorical indictment of class inequality and the suppression of free speech and political expression, coupled with his death at 28 fighting the Russians in the Winter War of 1939-1940, earned him almost a mythic status in Finland.
Updated May 24 2020
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Cast
Santeri Karilo
Jonni Claesson
Aku Peltonen
Morgue guard
Paavo Kuoppala
Robert's comrade
Ilmari Mänty
Robert Hedman
Annie Mörk
Madame Johansson
Bertha Lindberg
Robert's mother
Hertta Leistén
Aunt
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Crew
Erik Blomberg
Writer
Erik Blomberg
Producer
Erik Blomberg
Director of Photography
Nyrki Tapiovaara
Director
Eino Mäkinen
Writer
Kaarlo Oksanen
Art Direction
Olavi Gunnari
Director of Photography
Matti Kurjensaari
Dialogue
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