Finn Film is a Finnish motion picture corporation. It was established in 1921 but made only one movie before finishing business in 1922. It was re-established in 2001.

Original corporation

The original Finn Film was founded in 1921 in

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, by playwright Teuvo Pakkala, Dr. Toivo T. Kaila, and M.Sc. G.H. Michelson. Finn Film produced its first and only movie, ''Sotapolulla'', in 1921. It was shown in movie theaters starting on 30 January 1922 (release date: 20 January 1922). The screenplay for the film was written by Teuvo Pakkala. The film - 65 minutes in length (1500 meters) - was also directed by Teuvo Pakkala. The actors in the films included: * Lisi Caren * Yrjo Hirviseppa * Jorma Vaajakallio * Solveig Wohlstrom * Lilly Caren * Oskari Oka * Bertel Nordenstreng * J. V. Leino * Hannes Seppanen * Hildi Hartikainen * Maija Pakkala * Samuli Pakkala ''Sotapolulla'' is currently archived in the

National Audiovisual Archive National Audiovisual Institute ( fi, Kansallinen audiovisuaalinen instituutti; sv, Nationella audiovisuella institutet or ') is a governmental bureau under the Finnish Ministry of Education responsible for supervising the distribution of audiovisu ...

of Finland. Due to its old age, its politically interesting post-Finnish-Civil-War timing of production, and its rare, good condition, it is considered historically valuable both nationally as well as internationally. The original Finn Film finished business in 1922, mainly due to the lack of movie-watching audiences in theaters, following the

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Revived corporation

The present-day Finn Film began service in 2001, following in the footsteps of the original founders, and it is still based in

, Finland.

External links

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* * {{IMDb title, qid=Q11894194, title=Sotapolulla Film production companies of Finland Mass media in Oulu