
Acting
Unto Salminen
Born — Died
1910-03-23 — 1972-08-16
Known for
Acting
Credits
48 titles
Unto Emil Kalervo Salminen (March 23, 1910 Helsinki - August 16, 1972 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor. The family of Unto Salminen is an actress. Salminen was married to actor Kyllikki Väre, who died in 1951. Salminen is known for his role as Eskimo in Nummisuutari, among others. He starred in the Finnish National Theater in 1931–1951, and after that he played for example. In intimate theater and radio theater. In his youth, Salminen competed in a rush. He was elected to the Turin European Championships in 1934, but because of his speed, he did not participate in the races. From Wikipedia (fi), the free encyclopedia
Known for
5.0In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.
Time of Roses
1969
6.0The strange, disjointed love story in the existentialist film Windy Day transported the young lovers to an island off the town of Kotka.
Tuulinen päivä
1962
7.0A young woman finds a hidden bit of film about her mother's youth, a film which somehow seems linked to her own life.
Butterfly's Dream
1986
6.5Olli Suominen has been appointed acting sheriff in the countryside, and the whole family has left for Kesäranta to spend the summer. The peaceful rural life is interrupted when small farmer Pullin's hay barn is destroyed in a fire and Anita and Aarne, the Lokka family who have moved in next door, get to know the Suominen family.
Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen
1959
9.0Anni, the daughter of the Heikkilä family, is forced by her father to give up her plans to marry her beloved farmhand, Matti Väliportti. Anni's life becomes a struggle when her father's choice of husband for her, Toivo Erkkilä, turns out to be a violent alcoholic.
Taistelu Heikkilän talosta
1936
7.5Immersed in his research work, professor Reinhold Varavaara realizes that he has neglected his children's upbringing. He falls in love with his son Pelle's girlfriend Marja and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his family. The offended father sets out to discipline his ill-behaved children.
Kuriton sukupolvi
1937
Film credits
1980s · 1 titles
1960s · 7 titles
5.0In the year 2012 historian Raimo Lappalainen wants to illustrate how life was 50 years earlier. He becomes obsessed with the fate of a 1970s nude model Saara Turunen, and finds a perfect actress to reconstruct her life and death in front of a TV camera. Meanwhile, a strike at a nuclear plant is covered up by the media.
Time of Roses
1969
6.0The strange, disjointed love story in the existentialist film Windy Day transported the young lovers to an island off the town of Kotka.
Tuulinen päivä
1962
9.0A manager of a company has made an embezzlement just to make the sweet life possible with his lover. An office manager promises to take the blame if the manager promises to behave better.
Miljoonavaillinki
1961
Based on Edvard Radzinsky's play, the story critically examines the difficulties of a Soviet film production.
Elokuva jalostavasta rakkaudesta
1967
Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky’s famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen.
Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla
1967
7.2Experimental Finnish movie from 1961, about one night in the city. In 1960, the director Eino Ruutsalo spoke of the movie with these words: "The camera moves around the night - loose images are created - they create memories, consortia in us, or do not create. Man as such is interesting. Woman for a man. Man for a woman. There is no final destiny - there are only events. Different people touch each other - nothing is too solid and not ready. Everything hovers and gets new shapes".
Hetkiä yössä
1961
6.1Dr. Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. He accidentally reads a letter that was meant to his wife. The letter is from another man. Aitamaa follows his wife to the city and finds out that she has a lover. Later the wife is found killed and Aitamaa becomes the prime suspect.
The Scarlet Dove
1961
1950s · 10 titles
6.5Olli Suominen has been appointed acting sheriff in the countryside, and the whole family has left for Kesäranta to spend the summer. The peaceful rural life is interrupted when small farmer Pullin's hay barn is destroyed in a fire and Anita and Aarne, the Lokka family who have moved in next door, get to know the Suominen family.
Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen
1959
6.0Unexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an American millionaire.
Maailman kaunein tyttö
1953
7.8A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a heist.
Silmät hämärässä
1952
5.7For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.
Sven Tuuva the Hero
1958
5.71790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus Schildt.
Katarina kaunis leski
1950
5.0Two Finnish PI:s are hunted by a gang specialized to counterfeit banknotes from Malaga to Finland and Mallorca and back. The counterfeit money printing plates are desperately searched by the gang and our heroes try to hide from them by travelling to Mallorca, where some of the local hoods try to kill them and retake the missing plates.
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
1959
4.8In the early 1800s, Finnish governor's daughter first detests but soon falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander I who has just taken Finland over from Sweden's rule.
Tanssi yli hautojen
1950
6.0Captain Kaarnoja finds himself caught up in intrigues and a dispute between the noblewoman Elisabeth and her cousin, Captain Gyllenskiöld. Kaarnoja comes into possession of a mysterious letter, which leads him and his loyal companion Sergeant Erkinpoika into battles, ambushes, and sword fights.
Sadan miekan mies
1951
5.7Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the summer, Harri , a student, and Kantola's daughter Annika fall in love, which is not accepted by either of their fathers or Annika's ex-fiancé Tuomas.
Lakeuksien lukko
1951
6.1Radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori gets an idea for an experimental report using a hidden microphone, but he is reported as a madman talking to himself and is taken to the Houruniemi mental hospital. At the hospital, the volatile Toivo is considered insane, and even his wife Eila's testimony does not help the matter. Instead, Professor Piukka orders Toivo to undergo brain surgery.
Radio tulee hulluksi
1952
1940s · 19 titles
A dramatization of the life of Antti Ahlström and the history of the company that bears her name, based on biographies, letters and memoirs.
Talouselämämme uranuurtaja Antti Ahlström
1946
6.0Olli, a schoolboy from the Suominen family, accidentally causes two accidents, which he does not dare to confess to his father Väinö. He runs away from home in Helsinki and tries to get to the Savijärvi clearing camp with his friend Jaska. The journey, which began joyfully, turns into a nightmare when the boys, who have run into trouble, have to flee from the law and Olli's lively little sister Pipsa.
Suomisen Ollin tempaus
1942
10.0The film takes place in the summer and spring of 1940. Isä, the father, gets involved in the stock market and threatens the livelihood of the family.
Suomisen perhe
1941
7.0A famous operette star Kirsti Kalpa escapes her busy and selfish fiance and hides as maid to house of 3 bachelors ( professor, composer and butler) , who basically hate women.
Nainen on valttia
1944
6.5A comedy about a social studies professor opposing a dockworkers strike ending up working at the docks by mistake and having his worldview turn upside down.
Professori Masa
1949
5.01892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, Vapu's father, business advisor Ossian Biörcke, is not as accepting when his daughter's actions begin to be revealed.
Katupeilin takana
1949
6.3A mysterious traveler encounters Dr. Mirjami and Inga on the road. They lure the young man to a boarding house, where their husbands already live, along with the poet Annikki, the boarding house landlady Mrs. Soisalo, and her lover Einar. All four women feel attracted to the traveler, who begins to receive anonymous love letters.
Suopursu kukkii
1947
4.8The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears.
Pikajuna pohjoiseen
1947
7.0A poet finds a new muse in young woman.
Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu
1940
6.5Pipsa catches the theater bug. The schoolgirl becomes obsessed with acting, which causes suffering for the whole family. Pipsa's brother Olli arranges performances for his sister and collects money for a poor war widow.
Suomisen taiteilijat
1943
4.0Set in 19th century country side and a small town. Leni and later her daughter Hanni living in Pimeänpirtti croft are seduced by Otto von Holten, the Patron of Kankaanpää Estate.
Pimeänpirtin hävitys
1947
4.1At the eve of Crimean war orphaned Regina lives with her grandmother in a small cabin near a lavish villa. As the summer approaches there is great anticipation of a big ball to be held.
Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina
1941
5.5Poke and Pena, two private investigators in debt, see an advertisement in the newspaper about Dr. Peltonen's disappearance and the promised reward for finding him. The boys retreat to investigate the case in a house they have rented in the countryside, which happens to be next door to the criminal gang that kidnapped the doctor. The gang's boss, 'Synkkä' (Gloomy), and his sister, 'Kaunotar' (Beauty), try to distract the boys by hiring them to guard their villa.
Pontevat pommaripojat
1948
7.5The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.
"Minä elän"
1946
5.7Martha's problem is balancing work and family. According to her husband Juho and father-in-law Kalle, the mother's place is at home with the child and not at work. Only her mother-in-law Ilona encourages Martta to advance in her career.
Tuomari Martta
1943
4.0Old Virtanen is a respected night watchman at a textile factory and a single father to his daughter Aino, who is about to graduate from high school. The heartless factory owner Kuusela fires Virtanen, who is forced to look for a new job. When Aino, who is in love with the manager's son Veikko, disappears after her graduation party, her father, who has fallen ill with worry, is overcome with despair.
Yövartija vain…
1940
7.0Small-time criminal Niilo gets the chance of a lifetime when the wealthy Sahlbergs mistake him for their long-lost nephew. Taking on the role of Yrjö Sahlberg, Niilo becomes the manager of a safe factory, where his old partner in crime, Oksa, begins to blackmail him into shady dealings. After falling in love with his "cousin" Annikki, Niilo wants to face his past and start a new life as an honest man.
Uuteen elämään
1942
Laikan Otto falls in love with a fair-haired beauty at the market, who later turns out to be Elina, daughter of the wealthy Orttenmaa family. The girl falls in love with Otto, but does not want to marry someone poorer than herself. The hurt man returns to his home village, where the sweet Anna Kervilä awaits him.
Kyläraittien kuningas
1945
8.0The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international singing star, Aappo never forgets his first love Katri, who faithfully waits in Liminga for his return.
Ruusu ja kulkuri
1948
1930s · 11 titles
9.0Anni, the daughter of the Heikkilä family, is forced by her father to give up her plans to marry her beloved farmhand, Matti Väliportti. Anni's life becomes a struggle when her father's choice of husband for her, Toivo Erkkilä, turns out to be a violent alcoholic.
Taistelu Heikkilän talosta
1936
7.5Immersed in his research work, professor Reinhold Varavaara realizes that he has neglected his children's upbringing. He falls in love with his son Pelle's girlfriend Marja and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his family. The offended father sets out to discipline his ill-behaved children.
Kuriton sukupolvi
1937
10.0In this comedy set in an urban environment, a bachelor household unaccustomed to housework seeks a maid. Unbeknownst to each other, engineer Arvi hires Helvi, a music student, and Martti, a master's degree holder, hires Aili, also a master's degree holder. When journalist Salomon hires Manta as a maid, chaos ensues.
Olenko minä tullut haaremiin
1938
5.5Ilona, who is dating actor Aarne, wants to pursue a career in theater herself. Sakari, a professor of surgery, strongly opposes his daughter's plans, but changes his mind after falling in love with actress Irma.
Takki ja liivit pois!
1939
7.0In the comedy set in Etelä-Hämee in the middle of the 19th century, Esko, the son of a cobbler, goes with the speaker Mikko Vilkastu to find a bride for himself from Karri's adopted daughter, Crete. However, not everything goes according to plan.
Nummisuutarit
1938
6.0Inspired by Olympic fever, the Karamellitehdas candy factory challenges Saron Suklaa to a wooden spoon competition. Factory owner Aukusti mistakenly believes that Lapatossu and Vinski are athletes and hires them for his company's team. The resourceful rogues help the Saron family in every way they can.
Lapatossu ja Vinski olympia-kuumeessa
1939
6.0Medical student Antti Ahonen, who is fighting tuberculosis, finds himself in the middle of a love triangle with his friend Heikki Huhtamäki and his crush Helmi Hirvinen.
Ne 45000
1933
3.8After naval sergeant Pekka Kuusisto runs into his old crush, nurse Leila, she stays on his mind as he embarks on a submarine combat exercise.
Meidän poikamme merellä
1933
5.5February Manifesto was Yrjö Norta's and Toivo Särkkä's Finnish movie from 1939. It is a Finnish historical drama about developing independency based on book of the writer Mika Waltari. Movie Starring Tauno Palo and Regina Linnanheimo. For it's anti-soviet thematics it was banned in Finland from 1944 to 1987.
Helmikuun manifesti
1939
7.0Based on a novel by Aleksis Kivi. Follows the story of seven brothers of Jukola in 19th century Finland.
Seitsemän veljestä
1939
7.0A young pastor feels attracted to Martin, a fisherman, and his fiancée Raili. Martin, in turn, is in love with Paula, a shop assistant at a beach store. Jealousy and guilt drive these men, entangled in their relationships, to extreme actions.
Kiusaus
1938
