Esko Töyri

Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu (1962)

A man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but the scandalous newspaper story causes problems for the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Helge Herala  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Jokela

A man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but the scandalous newspaper story causes problems for the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Helge Herala  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Jokela

Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Aarno Sulkanen  •  Titta Karakorpi  •  Risto Taulo  •  Anja Pohjola

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Aarno Sulkanen  •  Titta Karakorpi  •  Risto Taulo  •  Anja Pohjola

…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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Irma Seikkula  •  Leena Häkinen  •  Erkki Viljos  •  Jussi Jurkka

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Irma Seikkula  •  Leena Häkinen  •  Erkki Viljos  •  Jussi Jurkka

Kolmiapila (1953)

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DIRECTION:  Kyllikki Forssell  •  Roland af Hällström  •  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Leif Wager  •  Eeva-Kaarina Volanen  •  Tauno Palo  •  Irma Seikkula

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DIRECTION:  Kyllikki Forssell  •  Roland af Hällström  •  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Leif Wager  •  Eeva-Kaarina Volanen  •  Tauno Palo  •  Irma Seikkula

Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954)

A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Veijo Pasanen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Matti Tamminen  •  Pia Hattara

A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Veijo Pasanen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Matti Tamminen  •  Pia Hattara

Pää pystyyn Helena (1957)

Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Heidi Krohn  •  Irma Seikkula  •  Reino Valkama

Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Heidi Krohn  •  Irma Seikkula  •  Reino Valkama

Vääpelin kauhu (1957)

A Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Heikki Savolainen  •  Lasse Pöysti  •  Maija Karhi  •  Heikki Heino

A Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esko Töyri
CAST:  Heikki Savolainen  •  Lasse Pöysti  •  Maija Karhi  •  Heikki Heino