Tukkijoella 1928

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Comedy

“Tukkijoella” (Log River – 1928). Films of this genre gave the Finnish cinema and the viewing public one of its most popular characters – the lumberjack (tukkijatka, tukkipoika, tukkilainen) who at his most heroic hour becomes the log-roller or the shooter of rapids (koskenlaskija). The significance of this character in Finnish film is comparable to that of the Cowboy on American cinema. He is the pioneer, the wanderer, the adventurer. He negotiates the frontier, he is an embodiment of the conflict between wilderness and civilization.

Release Date 1928-11-05
Runtime 1h 44m
Directors Wilho Ilmari, Axel Slangus, Frans Ekebom
Producer Erkki Karu
Writers Teuvo Pakkala, Erkki Karu