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This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.
Description: This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 155 minutes
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Asko Sarkola
Played Writer Algot Lassila, aka Maiju Lassila, aka Irmari Rantamala
Rea Mauranen
Played Olga Esempio
Kari Franck
Played Gunnar Avanto
Ari Suonsuu
Played Kalle
Ritva Juhanto
Played Kurttuska
Esko Salminen
Played Arwid
Heikki Alho
Played Pikku-Pouvali
Tuomo Railo
Played Sulo Esempio
Yuri Rodionov
Played Rawitz
Galina Galtseva
Played Magda
Soli Labbart
Played Maria Lassila
Pirkka Karskela
Played Young Algot
Markku Blomqvist
Played Lundberg
Esa Suvilehto
Played Pöntinen
Matti Oravisto
Played Commandant Carl von Wendt
Gunvor Sandkvist
Played Anna Belostotskaja
Pentti Kotkaniemi
Played Russian Army Captain
Aleksandr Zakharov
Played Von Plehwe
Vadim Mikheyenko
Played Terrorist
Antero Harpf
Played Rebel officer
German Lupekin
Played General Porunov
Esko Pesonen
Played Chief editor
Arno Virtanen
Played Circus manager
Vitali Iljin-Shapiro
Played Terrorist
Jan Kulik
Played Terrorist
Toivo Tuomainen
Played Oskari Skoff
Elvi Saarnio
Played Olga Esempio in prologue (voice)
Yrjö Tähtelä
Played Narrator (voice)
Eeva-Kaarina Volanen
Played (voice)
Mauno Blomqvist
Played Ploughman (uncredited)
Mauri Front
Played News photographer (uncredited)
Pentti Louko
Played Orthodox priest (uncredited)
Esko Salmesvirta
Played Algot's father (uncredited)
Rauha Wolska
Played Restaurant hostess (uncredited)
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