''Tropic of Ice'' (''Jään kääntöpiiri'') is a
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
spy film
The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as the adaptations of John le Carré) or as a basis for fantasy (such as many James Bond films) ...
shot 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 ...
,
Olavinlinna
Olavinlinna (also known as St. Olaf's Castle; sv, Olofsborg; german: Olafsburg; literally ''Olof's Castle'') is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the ...
and
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
. It was directed by
Lauri Törhönen
Lauri Törhönen (born 16 August 1947 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film director. He has directed 13 feature films including '' Tropic of Ice''. He worked in Warren Beatty's ''Reds'' as the second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhon ...
and released in
1987
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...
. It was
produced by Kaj Holmberg and the production company was Skandia-Filmi Oy.
Credited cast
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Tor Planting... Kai Friman
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Raimo Hallama... father
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Soli Labbart...mother
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Mats Dumell... brother
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Marja-Leena Kouki... brother'wife
*
Marjut Kauppinen... brother's daughter
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Annikki Viitala... Friman's secretary
*
Johanna Raunio... Claire
*
Sarah Lam
Sarah Lam is a British-Chinese actress known for UK television roles.
Career
She played Susannah in the sitcom '' No Problem!'', Linda Mo in ''Angels'', Anna Lee in ''Howards' Way'' and Caroline Choi in ''Brookside''. Other TV credits include ' ...
... Louise
*
Irmeli Kangaspunta... Natasha
*
Vladimir von Witte... Sergei
*Victor Thorne... David Jordan
*William Carson... captain Charles Montgomery, "Charlie", American embassy military attaché
*
Neil Hardwick... Gottfried, Commercial Adviser to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
*
Stig Framåt... reader
*
Tim Steffa... John
*
Alan Tilvern
Alan Tilvern (5 November 1918 – 17 December 2003) was an English actor. He was known for usually playing "tough-guy" roles.
Life
Tilvern was born 5 November 1918 in Whitechapel, in the East End of London, to Jewish-Lithuanian parents, who c ...
... old manager of an American company
*
John Michael Paliotti... new manager of an American company
*Emily Rose Pat, secretary of American company
*
Leon Herbert
Leon Herbert is a British actor. Herbert is known for appearances in films including ''Salome's Last Dance'' (1988), ''Scandal'' (1989), '' Batman'' (1989), ''Alien 3'' (1992), '' Double X: The Name of the Game'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' ...
... robber in London
*
Patrick Ward... robber in London
*
Taneli Mäkelä
Taneli Mäkelä (born 10 March 1959) is a Finnish actor, singer and writer. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1985.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makela, Taneli
1959 births
Living people
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... men with pistol
*David Barnes... London taxi driver
*
Igor Turtschaninoff... Soviet Deputy Minister
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Svetlana Mäkelä... Head of the Soviet Trade Commission
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Zofia Grodzinska... translator
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Georg Pavloff... Neuvostoliiton suurlähetystön edustaja
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Juha Siltanen... Political Assistant to the Soviet Embassy
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Heinrich Bremer...German engineer
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Ibragim Aliev... Turkish technician
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Yoji Kasajima...old Japanese businessman
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Hannele Törrönen... doctor
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Julia Stepelton... Geraldine Johnson, Commercial Representative of the US Embassy
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Eddy Hawkins... US State Department Representative on TV
*Peter Abbott... owner of a London hotel
*Henry Martin... London Hotel Porter
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Peter Harborne... English engineer
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Malcolm Beddard... English economist
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Mikhail Prohorov... Soviet officer
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Mikhail Dzougoutov... Soviet officer
*Väinö Haukka ... Soviet officer
*
Christina Hartmann... flight officer
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Henri Purola... pastor
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Ulla Tyhjälä... cantor
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Antti Horko... customs officer
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Juuso Juntunen... photographer
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Maarit Oravala... father's girlfriend
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Jouni Flinkkilä... newsreader
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Pirjo Kauppinen... Radio 1 reporter
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Leila Kataja... Swimming pool waiter
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Jari Järvimaa... chauffeur
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Juhani Maukonen... chauffeur
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Jaakko Park... Jack, parrot
References
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External links
IMDb Profile
1987 films
1980s spy thriller films
1987 thriller films
Finnish thriller films
1980s Finnish-language films
Films shot in Finland
Films shot in the United Kingdom
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