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Milli Pilleri
''Millipilleri'' is a 1966 comedy film directed and written by Spede Pasanen, Ere Kokkonen and Jukka Virtanen. The film was Spede's second starring feature after X-Paroni, Pasanen having established himself as a popular comedian in both radio and television. The film was one of Spede's biggest hits and launched his film career further. It also features several actors who would star in Spede's consequent films Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä. Plot Tarmo Saari is the prodigal nephew of Councillor Ö (Häyrynen) who has several university degrees but has not worked a day in his life. Ö, becoming fed-up with his lazy nephew orders him to earn a million Finnish marks in one month or he will testament his fortune to an antiquities society. A group of gangsters led by Mr. Big (Kokkonen) overhear the councillor and plot to rob him of his fortunes. Tarmo is disheartened by his fate until his friend Hannu (Salminen) helps him with some morale boosting pills. The pills are actuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simo Salminen
Simo Veli Atte Salminen (8 November 1932 – 2 September 2015) was a Finnish comic-actor best known for his many performances in movies and television shows by Spede Pasanen, usually playing his sidekick in some fashion. Salminen alongside Vesa-Matti Loiri and Pasanen himself were the three important players in almost all of Pasanen's productions. He frequently played a supporting or at the very least a relevant secondary character in many of Pasanen's films, usually the bungling assistant to the main character (often portrayed by Pasanen). His characters were frequently also called "Simo" (such as in '' Pähkähullu Suomi'', ''Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit''). Salminen is best remembered for the role of the luckless mechanic Sörselssön, working at an auto-repair shop with the foul-mouthed Härski Hartikainen (Pasanen) in the ''Uuno Turhapuro'' film series. Jukka Virtanen, director of Millipilleri and Noin 7 Veljestä, has said of Salminen that he complimented Spede on-scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Häyrynen
Hannes is a masculine given name and a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal. Hannes may refer to: *Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish chemist and Nobel-prize winner *Hannes Aigner (born 1989), German slalom canoeist and Olympic medalist *Hannes Androsch (born 1938), Austrian entrepreneur, consultant, politician and former Austrian Vice Chancellor *Hannes Anier (born 1993), Estonian footballer *Hannes Arch (born 1967), Austrian pilot *Hannes van Asseldonk (born 1992), Dutch racing driver *Hannes Astok (born 1964), Estonian journalist, radio presenter and politician *Hannes Bauer (born 1954), German trombonist and jazz musician *Hannes Baumann (born 1982), German sailor and Olympic competitor *Hannes de Boer (1899–1982), Dutch long jumper and Olympic competitor *Hannes Bok (1914–1964), American artist and writer *Hannes Brewis (1930–2007), South African rugby player * Hannes van der Bruggen (born 1993), Belgian footballer *Hannes Coetzee (born 1944), South African guitarist *Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spede Pasanen
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor. During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 film, movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy ''Spede Show'' and the game-show ''Speden Spelit''. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made quickly and on a low budget, usually received little critical recognition but were popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards. He was the owner of his own film production company, Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen Ky. Childhood and youth Pertti Olavi Pasanen was born in April 1930 in Kuopio. He was the eldest child of Kusti and Helmi Pasanen (née Rantala). His father w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ere Kokkonen
Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also an actor. Kokkonen's feature film debut was ''Millipilleri'' (1966), co-directed with Spede Pasanen and Jukka Virtanen. In later decades, when Turhapuro films were made less frequently, Kokkonen scripted and directed the ''Vääpeli Körmy'' series of films His career as a director also includes filming of Arto Paasilinna's books, including ''The Ten Graters'' and ''A Charming Mass Suicide''. Kokkonen worked for both YLE and MTV3, where he served as entertainment director from 1974 to 1984. Kokkonen was the founder of the Comedy Theater Arena in 1995. He was the theatre's artistic director and director and screenwriter of most of the theater's performances. His wife Anna-Maija Kokkonen is the CEO of Arena. With his ex-wife Titta Jokinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukka Virtanen (director)
Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including ''Millipilleri'', '' Pähkähullu Suomi'' and ''Noin 7 Veljestä'', as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise. He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980–1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen. Film career Virtanen started his directorial career in the 1960s and directed a high number of TV movies for YLE. His first theatrical feature was Millipiller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Sohlberg
Kari or KARI may refer to: Places *Kari, Jhunjhunu, a village in Rajasthan, India * , a village in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso *Kari, Tikamgarh, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India * Kari, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Kari-ye Bozorg ("Greater Kari"), a village in Ardabil Province, Iran People and languages *The Gayiri people of central Queensland, Australia *Kari people, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, a tribe in the Andaman Islands, India **Kari language, also Cari, Aka-Kari or Aka-Cari, spoken by the Kari people *Kari language, a Bantu language spoken in Africa *Kari (name), real and fictional people with the given name, nickname or surname *Kari Suomalainen * Kári, son of Fornjót, the personification of wind in Norse mythology Organisations *KARI (AM), an AM radio station broadcasting on 550, licensed to Blaine, WA *Kenya Agricultural Research Institute *Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative *Korea Aerospace Research Institute Other * Kari or curry, a pan-Asian v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Paroni
''X-Paroni'' (X-Baron) is a 1964 Finnish comedy and the debut of Spede Pasanen as a leading male role and debut as a co-writer and director of a full-length film. Plot summary The plot concerns a wealthy baron (Pasanen), who is so interested in foreign cultures (particularly Native American), that he is oblivious that people within his own organization are using him to fund a local mafia. While visiting the country-side the baron is mistaken for a lazy but inventive farmer (also Pasanen) who looks exactly like him and the two switch roles by accident. While the reserved baron manages to charm the simple people of the country-side his lookalike cracks down on the corruption within the baron's business-monopoly (often spoken of but never elaborated). This eventually leads the mob to attempt to assassinate the baron who then flees to the country-side after learning that he has a doppelgänger there as well. Production The film marked Spede's one and only time as a collaborative film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pähkähullu Suomi
''Pähkähullu Suomi'' (''Crazy Finland'') is a 1967 comedy by Spede Pasanen. It is the third film starring Spede in a contemporary comedy after ''X-Paroni'' and ''Millipilleri''. The film's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Finnish declaration of independence which is also referenced in the film. Plot summary The film is set to a frame-narrative about a film director and producer making a marketing film about Finland, using the visit of the son of a wealthy hair-creme tycoon, William Njurmi (Pasanen), as the premise. For the first two thirds, the film's events take place according to a conversation between the producer, director and a random Finnish tax-payer frozen by the narrator at the beginning of the film. William Njurmi, born and raised in the US, is visiting the home of his ancestors who were Finnish. After an expansive tour and excessive time spent at a sauna Njurmi escapes the Finnish welcoming committee, runs into the woods and gets mistaken for a deer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noin 7 Veljestä
, image = Noinseitsemänveljestä.jpg , image_size = , caption = Poster , director = Jukka Virtanen , producer = Spede Pasanen , writer = , narrator = Martti Silvennoinen (uncredited)Ilkka Lipsanen , starring = Juhani KumpulainenSpede Pasanen , music = Jaakko Salo , cinematography = Kari Sohlberg , editing = Ossi Skurnik , distributor = Finnkino Oy , released = 23 August 1968 , runtime = 93 min. , country = Finland , language = Finnish , budget = ''About Seven Brothers'' ( fi, Noin seitsemän veljestä; also stylised as ''"Noin 7 Veljestä"'') is a 1968 comedy directed by Jukka Virtanen and which was written and produced by Spede Pasanen. The film is a loose parody of the Robin Hood story. The name of the film is a take on ''Seitsemän veljestä'' (''The Seven Brothers'') the ground-breaking novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi. Plot Synopsis The film is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Kumpulainen
Juhani "Juhku" Kumpulainen (31 July 1925, in Viipuri – 12 November 1991, in Helsinki) was a Finnish actor and director. He did a total of 85 movie roles between 1950 and 1991. Kumpulainen was also the official YLE's administrative and organizational tasks as well as Tesvisio facility manager. Career His first film role was in the year 1950 in the film ''Maija löytää sävelen'' (Finnish: Maija Finds a Tone). Kumpulainen became known for his role in the 1950s in the Pekka ja Pätkä movies, (Finnish: Pekka and Pätkä), where he did minor roles. He also appeared in many soldier farces in 1950s and 1960s. Juhani Kumpulainen was remembered best as a long-standing credit actor of Spede Pasanen and Ere Kokkonen. Kumpulainen appeared in separate films from 1960s until his death. In the Uuno Turhapuro films he played the leader of garage and Uuno's neighbor Kotkala-Hammaslärvänen. Kumpulainen was one of the mostly performed minor roles in the 1950s, because he did a total of 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Jarva
Risto Antero Jarva (15 July 1934 – 16 December 1977) was a Finnish filmmaker. Jarva usually approached his long films and short documentary films from some social problem and from one or more possible ways to solve it. Such problems included the widespread use of cars, the position of women, city planning, pollution, the role of gossip magazines' journalists, and the Finnish society's remaining ideological divides. His 1967 film ''The Diary of a Worker'' was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. He was a seven time Jussi Awards winner. Jarva worked as an artistic professor of the film from 1970 to 1975 and as the Helsinki Applied Arts and Industry College's senior teacher from 1975 to 1977. His last film was ''Jäniksen vuosi ''The Year of the Hare'' ( fi, Jäniksen vuosi) is a 1977 Finnish drama film directed by Risto Jarva, starring Antti Litja as a man who leaves his office job in Helsinki to live in the wilderness with a hare. The film is based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
