''The General's Fiancée'' (Finnish: ''Kenraalin morsian'') is a 1951 Finnish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Ville Salminen Veikko Oskari Ville Salminen (2 October 1908, Mariehamn – 28 November 1992, Quarteira) was a Finland, Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer. He was the father of comedic actor Ville-Veikko Salminen and cinematographer Timo Salminen. ...

and starring Sakari Halonen and Leena Häkinen.Qvist & von Bagh p.260

Cast

* Sakari Halonen as Pvt. Taavetti Hurskainen * Leena Häkinen as Kaisa * Eija Inkeri as Helena * Eino Kaipainen as Major-general Anton Narva * Kullervo Kalske as Captain Saarto * Ruth Luoma-Aho as Irma Saarto * William Markus as Lieutenant Olavi Naula *

Lasse Pöysti Lasse Erik Pöysti (; 24 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a Finnish actor, director, theatre manager and writer. He was born in Sortavala. Biography Pöysti began his career as a child actor, becoming known to the Finnish public as Olli Su ...

as Lance corporal Oksapää * Irja Ranin as Elli * Elsa Turakainen as Sofia Tissari *

Armas Jokio The Arma people is an ethnic group of the middle Niger River valley, descended from Saadi dynasty, Moroccan invaders of the 16th century. The name, applied by other groups, derives from the word ''ar-rumah'' () 'fusiliers'.Nehemia Levtzion, N. L ...

as Tunnistamaton rooli

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy films Finnish comedy films 1950s Finnish-language films 1950s Finnish films Films directed by Ville Salminen Finnish black-and-white films {{Finland-film-stub