Meidän poikamme
1929
102 minutes
Overview
Silent military propaganda film by Erkki Karu, later followed by the musical revue film Meidän poikamme merellä ("Our Boys at Sea", 1933) and Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa ("Our Boys in the Air – and We on Land", 1934), both of them also directed by Karu. The film comes with a orchestral accompaniment arranged by Raine Ampuja in 2005, based on the original score by Lauri Näre and Emil Kauppi, which in turn was based on traditional Finnish military tunes.
Top Cast
Axel Slangus
Matti Korpi
Waldemar Wohlström
Matti's Father
Olga Leino
Matti's Mother
Birgit Sergelius
Kerttu Koskinen
Helge Ranin
Pekka Peltola
Uuno Montonen
Juho Peltola
Margit Tirkkonen
Katri Peltola
Reino Volanen
Otto Oikarila
Otto Kotilainen
Otto's Father
Kaarlo Saarnio
Kauppa-Kalle
Uuno Laakso
Santtu
Ossi Korhonen
Torkko
Aili Kari
(uncredited)