Watch Kesäillan valssi (1951) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1951 1h 37m
A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family Annina. Annina’s family doesn’t approve of the relationship, and the couple’s happiness is also threatened by Lauri’s worsening eye disease.
Director
Runtime
1h 37m
Release Date
October 5, 1951
Genre
Drama, Romance, Music
Status
Released
Budget
$4,316,899
Languages
Finnish
Country
Finland
Producers
Cast
Eeva-Kaarina Volanen
as Annina Grahn
Leif Wager
as Lauri Alanko
Salli Karuna
as Mrs. Grahn
Uuno Laakso
as Mr. Grahn
Aino Lohikoski
as Aunt Linda
Reino Valkama
as Manu Kallio
Toini Vartiainen
as Else Mattila
Ekke Hämäläinen
as Karl-Erik Grahn
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Sirkka Osmala
as Lea Qvist
Heikki Savolainen
as Lennart
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Martti Similä
as Maestro
Rauha Puntti
as Marjaana
Elli Ylimaa
Ossi Korhonen
as Butler
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Osmo Pöntinen
Paavo Hukkinen
as Rent collector
Rauni Luoma
as Henna Kallio
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Toivo Lahti
Kaarlo Wilska
as Yard musician
Kerttu Salmi
as Landlady
Production Companies
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