Gustaf Gabriel Roland af Hällström (23 August 1905 – 21 February 1956) was a Finnish film director. During his career, he directed 20 films, including ''Pikajuna pohjoiseen'' (1947), ''Läpi usvan'' (1948), ''Tukkijoella'' (1951), ''

Noita palaa elämään ''The Witch'' ( fi, Noita palaa elämään) is a 1952 Finnish horror film directed by Roland af Hällstrom and produced by Mauno Mäkelä. The film is based on Mika Waltari's 1947 play of the same name. Premise The film begins with swamp digg ...

'' (1952), ''Putkinotko'' (1954) and ''Ryysyrannan Jooseppi'' (1955). Hällström was married to actress Elvi Saarnio. As a screenwriter, he used a pseudonym Viljo Hela.

Selected filmography

*''Houkutuslintu'' (1946) *''

North Express ''North Express'' (Finnish: ''Pikajuna pohjoiseen'') is a 1947 Finnish thriller film directed by Roland af Hällström and starring Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager and Tauno Majuri. The film was produced in parallel with a Swedish language version '' T ...

'' (1947) *''Hornankoski'' (1949) *''Hallin Janne'' (1950) *''

'' (1952) *''

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'' (1953) *''

The Millionaire Recruit ''The Millionaire Recruit'' (Finnish: ''Miljonäärimonni'') is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Roland af Hällström and starring Lasse Pöysti, Sakari Halonen and Pentti Viljanen.Qvist & von Bagh p.256 Cast * Sakari Halonen as Recruit ...

'' (1953) *''Kuningas kulkureitten'' (1953) *''Poika eli kesäänsä'' (1955) *''Lain mukaan'' (1956)

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* 1905 births 1956 deaths People from Lempäälä People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film directors {{Finland-film-director-stub