''Song of Warsaw'' (Finnish: ''Varsovan laulu'') is a 1953 Finnish

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by Matti Kassila and starring

Matti Oravisto Matti Kustavi Oravisto (23 October 1921 – 15 November 2001) was a Finnish actor who appeared in theatre, film and television. Oravisto started to work as an actor in the Finnish National Theatre immediately after graduating from theatre school ...

Åke Lindman Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor. In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki ...

and Christina Paischeff.Qvist & von Bagh p.235 The film is based around a

smuggling Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various ...

plot, and was filmed in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

and

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

Cast

as First Officer *

as Captain * Christina Paischeff as Ilse *

Leo Riuttu Leo Riuttu (5 June 1913 – 4 August 1989) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 81 films and television shows between 1946 and 1978. He starred in the film '' Miriam'', which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. He is ...

as Inspector Ahmavirta *

Hannes Veivo 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 An ...

as Voitto Jalmari Bister *

Kauko Laurikainen Kauko is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kauko Armas Nieminen (1929–2010), Finnish self-taught physicist *Kauko Hänninen (1930–2013), Finnish Olympic rower *Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), Finnish film actor *Kauko Jalkane ...

as Lauri Elias Koskinen * Kullervo Kalske as Detective Komppa * Matti Aulos as Detective Kymäläinen * Aarne Laine as Owner of Pasilan romu *

Pentti Viljanen Pentti is a Finnish male given name and surname, a form of Bengt (Swedish for Benedict). Pentti name is also used in fiction and music. Given name A–J *Pentti Aalto (1917–1998), Finnish linguist * Pentti Alonen (1925–2017), Finnish alpine ...

as Cook *

Eino Kaipainen Eino Kaipainen (1899–1995) was a Finnish actor.Goble p.489 Selected filmography * ''Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi'' (1943) * ''North Express'' (1947) * ''The General's Fiancée'' (1951) * ''Song of Warsaw'' (1953) * ''After the Fall of Man'' ...

as Captain Lieutenant Koivusalo *

Uljas Kandolin Uljas Salomon Kandolin (originally Niskanen, 19 May 1915 − 27 December 1980) was a Finnish actor. During his career, he appeared in several films, usually playing a thug. He also had a long theatrical career. Selected filmography * ''"Minä el ...

as Sea Guard Lahtinen * Pentti Siimes as Sea Guard *

Tommi Rinne Tommi Jalmari Rinne (21 January 1925 – 10 June 1999) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 76 films and television shows between 1946 and 1998. He starred in the film ''Kaks' tavallista Lahtista'', which was entered into the 10th Berlin Internat ...

as Sea Guard *

Heimo Lepistö Heimo is a German and Finnish male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Heimo Erbse (1924–2005), German composer * Heimo Haitto (1925–1999), Finnish-American violinist * Heimo Hecht (born 1961), Austrian sailor * Heimo Korth, ...

as Worker * Pentti Irjala as Pentti * Keijo Komppa as Guard *

Armas Jokio The Arma people are an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Moroccan invaders of the 16th century . The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' ( ar, الرماة) "fusiliers". N. Levtzion, "No ...

as Man in Hamburg

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 crime drama films Finnish crime drama films 1950s Finnish-language films Films directed by Matti Kassila Films set in Helsinki Films set in Hamburg Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub