The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.

The Swan and the Wanderer
Directed by	Timo Koivusalo
Written by	Timo Koivusalo Juha Numminen
Produced by	Timo Koivusalo
Starring	Tapio Liinoja Martti Suosalo Heikki Nousiainen
Distributed by	Buena Vista International[1]
Release date	February 19, 1999 (1999-02-19) [1]
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Box office	$175,358 in opening week

The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years.

Cast

• Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara
• Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa
• Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen
• Ari Virta as Masa Niemi
• Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki
• Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski
• Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta

Reception

The film grossed $175,358 in its opening week.^[1]

References

1. Buddrus, Petra (11 February 2000). "Reversal of fortunes in Finland". Screen International. p. 35.

External links

• The Swan and the Wanderer at IMDb
• The Swan and the Wanderer at Elonet (in Finnish)