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…ja Helena soittaa

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Calorie Rating: 128
Released: 1951-12-30
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Studios: Fennada-Filmi,


Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

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Cast

Irma Seikkula
Character: Helena Junkkeri
Leena Häkinen
Character: Elina Tupanen
Erkki Viljos
Character: Jari Junkkeri

Jussi Jurkka
Character: Arttu Junkkeri
Sirkka-Liisa Wilén
Character: Mirjam Junkkeri
Leif Wager
Character: Kari Karstela

Gunnel Hanen
Character: Eeva Junkkeri
Matti Ranin
Character: Jyrki
Mai-Brit Heljo
Character: Kirsti Talasti

Heikki Savolainen
Character: Martti Mäkelä
Leena Rahikka
Character: Päivi Junkkeri 5-vuotiaana
Sirkka Saarnio
Character: Päivi Junkkeri 12-vuotiaana

Rakel Laakso
Character: Hanna Tupanen
Emmi Jurkka
Character: Liina
Reino Valkama
Character: Johannes Tupanen

Vilho Siivola
Character: Kalle
Wilho Ilmari
Character: Karstela
Sven Relander
Character: Korpela

Irma Wikström
Character: Cook
Anton Soini
Character: Janatuinen
Elvi Saarnio
Character: Sika-Leena

Kosti Aaltonen
Character: Rehtori
Joel Salava
Character: Jaakko Korpela
Esko Töyri
Character: Teacher at Ateneum (uncredited)

Uolevi Lönnberg
Character: Mies kirkossa (uncredited)
Eino Jantunen
Character: Martti (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Lasse Pöysti
Screenplay
Einar Englund
Original Music Composer

August Lindström
Production Design

Esko Töyri
Director of Photography