Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1948
Ruusu ja kulkuri
Directed by
Ilmari Unho
The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international singing star, Aappo never forgets his first love Katri, who faithfully waits in Liminga for his return.
The story
The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international singing star, Aappo never forgets his first love Katri, who faithfully waits in Liminga for his return.
Cast
Unto SalminenAappo Ojanperä
Hilkka HelinäKatri Foudila
Henny ValjusMaria Juhontytär Ojanperä
Maija NuutinenBriitta Ojanperä
Kaarlo SaarnioGrandpa
Tuulikki PohjolaSofia
Heikki SuominenAappo as 14-years old
Kaarina VahtonenIda
Pirkko KarppiLinda
Raija SuominenKatri as 12-years old
Uno WikströmFoudila
Helge RaninJulius Immanuel Bergh
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Arvo LehesmaaJuho Kukkonen
Oke TuuriJustus Länkelä
Leevi LinkoJuhani Kokko
Aku KorhonenA.E. Hagfors
Marja KorhonenAurora Hanneborg
Ekke HämäläinenPaul Hanneborg
Aino MantsasKiplie von Waldenburg
Salli KarunaCountess von Waldenburg
Hemmo AiramoProf. Hildach
Runar SchaumanY.S. Yrjö-Koskinen
Emil SaarinenJernström
Hannes VeivoJukka Perälä
Leo RiuttuEino Leino
Valtteri VirmajokiJanne Putkonen
Urho LahtiOskar Merikanto
Kaarlo HalttunenEliasson
Reino ValkamaOld man
Annie MörkOld woman
Greta FougstedtOlga Tavanne
Matti RaninSchoolboy
Matti AulosAappo's friend (uncredited)
Sirkka BreiderWoman in Olga's concert (uncredited)
Paavo HonkamäkiFarmhand (uncredited)
Maire HyvönenGirl (uncredited)
Matti KassilaStudent (uncredited)
Toivo LahtiMusic critic (uncredited)
Heikki PackalénStudent (uncredited)
Matti Pihlaja(uncredited)
Rafael PihlajaConcert manager (uncredited)
Irja RaninGirl (uncredited)
Saara RaninLady of Foudila (uncredited)
Tiina RinneGirl (uncredited)
Onni TimonenFarmhand (uncredited)
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