Ryhmy ja Romppainen

1941 1h 19m FI

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sergeant Kalle Ryhmy, Second Lieutenant Ville Romppainen, and Mörökölli the cat travel from the front lines to Helsinki for a vacation. The trio, traveling by train, rescue the mysterious beauty Dora and Argentine war reporter Santa Rosa from a snowdrift, who lead them on the trail of an international spy ring hunting for military secrets.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oiva Luhtala
Sergeant Major Kalle Ryhmy
Reino Valkama
Lieutenant Ville Romppainen
Kirsti Hurme
Dora Rastola
Ville Salminen
Santa Rosa
Santeri Karilo
Kars
Sasu Haapanen
Virt
Paavo Jännes
Colonel Rastola
Kullervo Kalske
Lieutenant Kanera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Risto Orko
Writers: Ilmari Unho, Matti Kurjensaari
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Risto Orko, shot by Erik Blomberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George de Godzinsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Oiva Luhtala and Reino Valkama and Kirsti Hurme carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0034136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Risto Orko directs. Erik Blomberg behind the camera. George de Godzinsky scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Risto Orko, shot by Erik Blomberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George de Godzinsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Oiva Luhtala and Reino Valkama and Kirsti Hurme carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0034136 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.