The Stolen Death

The Stolen Death
The Stolen Death
Directed by	Nyrki Tapiovaara
Screenplay by	Erik Blomberg; Matti Kurjensaari; Eino Mäkinen
Based on	Köttkvarnen by Runar Schildt
Produced by	Erik Blomberg
Cinematography	Erik Blomberg; Olavi Gunnari
Edited by	Erik Blomberg; Nyrki Tapiovaara
Music by	George de Godzinsky
Release date	4 September 1938;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Stolen Death (Finnish: Varastettu kuolema) is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. It is set in 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on a short story by Runar Schildt. It was released on 4 September 1938.^[1]

Cast[]

Tuulikki Paananen as Manja
Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman
Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson
Annie Mörk as madame Johansson
Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother
Hertta Leistén as aunt
Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker
Jalmari Parikka as prison guard
Aku Peltonen as morgue guard
Atos Konst as Robert's comrade
Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade
Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade
Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade
Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer
Emil Kokkonen as soldier

References[]

^ "Varastettu kuolema". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-04-26.

Further reading[]

Rosenberg, Henrik (1995). Från Runar Schildts novell "Köttkvarnen" till filmen "Den Stulna döden": en adaptations tillkomst och tidsnivåer (in Swedish). Turku: Åbo Akademi University. ISBN 9789516505537.

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[1] "Varastettu kuolema". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-04-26.

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