''The Stolen Death'' () is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by

Nyrki Tapiovaara Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director. He belonged to the Tulenkantajat group which promoted modernist ideas in Finnish culture. Tapiovaara's film career only last ...

. The story is set in the

Grand Duchy of Finland The Grand Duchy of Finland ( fi, Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta; sv, Storfurstendömet Finland; russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, , all of which literally translate as Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecess ...

in 1904, and is about a group of Finnish activists in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

who develop into a revolutionary force for

Finnish independence Finland declared its independence on 6 December 1917. The formal Declaration of Independence was only part of the long process leading to the independence of Finland. History Proclamation of Empress Elizabeth (1742) The subject of an independ ...

. The film is based on the 1919 short story "The Meat-Grinder" by

Runar Schildt Ernst Runar Schildt (October 26, 1888, Helsinki – September 29, 1925) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author from Helsinki. His son was art historian and author Göran Schildt. Although Schildt wrote his books in Swedish, they have also bee ...

. Unlike the original story, the film is not set during the 1918

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

because of its sensitive subject at the time, but the events were set during the

Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...

instead. The film was released on 4 September 1938.

Cast

* Tuulikki Paananen as Manja * Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman * Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson * Annie Mörk as madame Johansson * Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother * Hertta Leistén as aunt * Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker *

Jalmari Parikka Hjalmar Fabian Parikka (16 October 1891 – 27 March 1959) was a Finnish revolutionary soldier, actor and artistic director. Life Jalmari Parikka was born in the Eastern Finnish town of Sortavala and went to school in the Russian capital Saint ...

as prison guard * Aku Peltonen as morgue guard * Atos Konst as Robert's comrade * Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade * Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade * Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade * Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer * Emil Kokkonen as soldier

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* * 1938 thriller films 1938 films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara Films set in 1904 1930s Finnish-language films Finnish black-and-white films Finnish thriller films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub

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