The Boys (1962 Finnish film)

Pojat
Pojat
Directed by	Mikko Niskanen
Written by	Mikko Niskanen,; Paavo Rintala
Based on	Pojat; by Paavo Rintala
Produced by	T.J. Särkkä
Starring	,; Vesa-Matti Loiri,; Liisa Nevalainen,; Kauko Helovirta
Music by	Einar Englund
Distributed by	Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Release date	30 November 1962;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Boys (Finnish: Pojat) is a 1962 Finnish war drama film directed by Mikko Niskanen. It is based on a novel by Paavo Rintala. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

The story conveys the life of school boys in the turbulent period of the World War II in Oulu in northern Finland. The young men, in the absence of their fathers who have gone to war, are fascinated by war and the German Army soldiers and dream of heroic deeds.

Cast[]

as Ilmari Kaarela, "Immu"
Vesa-Matti Loiri as Jaakko Hoikka, "Jake" (as Matti Loiri)
as Paavo Harju, "Pate"
as Matti Korpi
as Urkki
as Kaaleppi (from Tuira)
as Martti (from Tuira)
as Topi (from Tuira)
as A boy from Tuira
as A boy from Tuira
Liisa Nevalainen as Jake's mother
Kauko Helovirta as Capt. Fritz Mayer ("Uncle Fritz")
Olavi Ahonen as Priest Pisa

References[]

^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

External links[]

The Boys at IMDb

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[Moscow1963-1] "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

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