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…ja Helena soittaa (1951)

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Irma SeikkulaIrma SeikkulaHelena Junkkeri
  • Photo of Leena HäkinenLeena HäkinenElina Tupanen
  • Photo of Erkki ViljosErkki ViljosJari Junkkeri
  • Photo of Jussi JurkkaJussi JurkkaArttu Junkkeri
  • Photo of Sirkka-Liisa WilénSirkka-Liisa WilénMirjam Junkkeri
  • Photo of Leif WagerLeif WagerKari Karstela
  • Photo of Gunnel HanenGunnel HanenEeva Junkkeri
  • Photo of Matti RaninMatti RaninJyrki
  • Photo of Mai-Brit HeljoMai-Brit HeljoKirsti Talasti
  • Photo of Heikki SavolainenHeikki SavolainenMartti Mäkelä

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