Avoveteen 1939
5.2 / 10
Avoveteen
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
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... Yrjö Niemelä
... Elsa
... Kieronperän emäntä
... Kieronperän isäntä
... nappikauppias Lehtinen
... kauppaneuvos
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Release Date:
Aug 27, 1939 (Finland)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
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Original Language:
Finnish
Production Countries:
Finland
Status:
Released
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Avoveteen
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Yrjö Niemelä
... Elsa
... Kieronperän emäntä
... Kieronperän isäntä
... nappikauppias Lehtinen
... kauppaneuvos
... rouva Järveläinen
... Jaakko Viklund
... Jussi Marttila
... pelastusarmeijalainen
... Martti Jukola
... valmentaja
RR
Rosi Rinne... akka
... Lintemanni
... reissusälli
TJ
Timo Jokinen... Matti
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... Producer
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