Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)
Overview
For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.
Cast
Veikko Sinisalo
Sven Tuuva
Edvin Laine
Sven's Father
Leif Wager
Sandels
Kauko Helovirta
Duncker
Mirjam Novero
Mrs. Maria Duncker
Aarne Laine
Örn
Tommi Rinne
Spets
Eero Eloranta
Lönn
Kyösti Erämaa
Paavo Hukkinen
Drummer
Leo Jokela
Ekke Hämäläinen
Weber
Pentti Irjala
Santeri Karilo
Tapio Hämäläinen
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