
Acting
Tapio Rautavaara
Born 1915-03-08 · Pirkkala, Finland
Kaj Tapio Rautavaara (March 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979) was a Finnish athlete, singer (bass-baritone) and film actor. Rautavaara became one of the most beloved singers in Finland. Some of his famous songs include Isoisän olkihattu (Grandfather’s Straw Hat), Reppu ja reissumies (The Backpack and the Traveler), Korttipakka (The Deck of Cards), Lapin jenkka (The Lappland Schottische), Juokse sinä humma (Run, Horse, Run), Kulkuri ja joutsen (The Tramp and the Swan), Tuopin jäljet (Marks of the Tankard), Sininen uni (Blue Dream) and Anttilan keväthuumaus (Anttila’s Spring Fever). Rautavaara was cast as the protagonist in numerous Finnish films, and was also supposedly a candidate for the part of Tarzan after Johnny Weissmuller had quit his career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acting credits
5.7A doctor, her daughter, and her young housekeeper spend their summer on a remote island.
Anna
1970
4.7Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in their new roles better than in their original ones. Level-headed Kalle soon spots the bad guys who are after the Baron's money, and the Baron brings innovative ideas to the countryside.
X-Paroni
1964
4.5The film follows a dress rehearsal of a charity concert.
Suuri sävelparaati
1959
6.7Kaarina, an orphan girl raised by Taneli, the innkeeper, notices that her friendship with her childhood friend Antti is turning into romance. Henrik, the patron, also has his eye on Kaarina.
Kaunis Kaarina
1955
5.5Log driver brothers and crooks compete in trying to find loot of an old bank robbery in a supposedly haunted inn.
Kummituskievari
1954
7.0Timo learns about his grandfather Santeri's background in the workers' sports movement. Inspired by this, he begins to encourage his alcoholic father to practice his own sport, javelin throwing.
Veteraanin voitto
1955
4.5Pirkko Mannola and Esko Salminen play young pop stars of the same name, who develop a secret romance that is kept hidden from the other musicians in the pop orchestra. Between musical scenes, Pirkko introduces Esko to Ville Salminen, Toivo Kärki, and Reino Helismaa, among others, and gets him a spot in a big pop music show.
Tähtisumua
1961
6.0Two conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.
Kultamitalivaimo
1947
4.5The Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
1963
6.0Katri Vesa, a young woman from Helsinki, has fallen in love with Erkki Kovalinna, an ambitious young official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is prepared to do anything to win his affection. At her friend's suggestion, Katri leaves the city to make Erkki miss her and finds her life's mission in the countryside in Kari Tuulos, a scientist who lost his sight in an explosion.
Sinut minä tahdon
1949
4.3Eemeli leaves the countryside for Helsinki to obtain tax money for the bailiff who is pursuing him. In the capital, he becomes the assistant driver of Andersson, a cab driver. One night while driving, Eemeli meets Vesa and his little sister Jaana, whom Andersson and his granddaughter Katriina take into their family as foster children.
Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis!
1960
A musical short film by Lapland traveller Aimo Jäderholm about the winter landscapes of Lapland in the 1940s. "Leave, leave for the fells, leave for Ylläs..." is sung by Repe Helismaa and Tapio Rautavaara, who in this very rare film have allowed the camera to be present on their private Lapland trip in mid-March 1949, and the wives of both Lapland enthusiasts are also present. The beginning of the film is illustrated by Repe's long rally "Leave, leave for the fells", which is probably not recorded anywhere else but in this film. "You can forget about the bag of crumbs during the trip, only when you arrive can you have a nice rest..." In the final part, Tapsa performs his bravura, Rakovalkea, written by Repe at night by fire: "It is night and the stars in the sky shine brightly, the moon shines brightly on the fells... This land of ice and snow, it fascinates, enchants, and my mind keeps returning here."
Laulu tunturille
1949
5.3Musical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.
2 hauskaa vekkulia
1953
5.1Pete and Runt set up a kindergarten at their home, and unknowingly end up taking care of a kidnapped baby.
Pekka Puupää
1953
6.0Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.
Salakuljettajan laulu
1952
5.7The film tells the story of the romance between the timber rafters and widow Kaisa, her daughter Satu and Katri from Karkela. Problems are caused by the men in the village, especially the Master of Karkela, who has his own plans for widow's land.
Me tulemme taas
1953
6.8A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
Villi Pohjola
1955
A documentary about Tapio Rautavaara, a traveler and artist. "The purpose of the film Tapsa was to reflect Rautavaara as a person. He himself gave the keys to it as a character. It is tinted accordingly. Any kind of film could have been made from the material. It could have been made on a completely grave scale or just full of jokes. But it is probably faithful to Rautavaara as it is."
Tapsa - Slashes from a Rover's Life
1980
4.0Three sailors rescue Carmen, who has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade, and also manage to destroy a drug gang.
Rion yö
1951
A film centered around a popular Finnish song book. Young lovers Pirkko and Pekka break off their engagement at the end of an evening spent at a dance restaurant. At home, Pirkko finds a songbook in her room, whose songs turn into musical scenes. The night watchman carries the songbook with him, and it ends up, via a sad prostitute, a police officer, and a night shelter resident, with Pekka, who is waiting for Pirkko's forgiveness and comes to pick up his fiancée.
Toivelauluja
1961
5.3Elina, the daughter of a small farmer, would like to attend a folk high school, but her father Nestor opposes the idea. Elina suffers a severe skull fracture in an accident and is sent to Helsinki to be treated by specialist Matt. The patient recovers and begins her studies. She falls in love with forest ranger Lauri, who leaves for Canada for two years. Elina becomes ill with heartbreak and the rejection of her novel.
Vain sinulle
1945
7.0Tuula, Mirri and Aino are roommates at a nurse college. At her hospital internship, Aino works with Dr. Eero who has had an affair with Viivi, the director of the nurses' dormitory. At the same time, Tuula is starting to get closer to Mirri's fiancé Ragnar who has begun to doubt Mirri's love and loyalty.
Synnin jäljet
1946
4.0Sinikka, the young mistress of the Lenteelä house, gets into a relationship with her neighbor Antti while her husband Jukka is away at the front. The couple becomes the subject of gossip throughout the village, and Sinikka, feeling guilty, seeks reconciliation from her husband and the community. Her mother-in-law, who is hostile towards her daughter-in-law, also wants reconciliation.
Kuudes käsky
1947
9.0Young Anna marries Tuomas, an old widower. Tuomas reluctantly sells his forest to the boss of Ruukki and is forced to take in a group of loggers, among whom the handsome womanizer Humu begins to seduce the young mistress of the house.
Kahden ladun poikki
1958