Total Balalaika Show

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Total Balalaika Show (1994)

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Music, Documentary · 57m

A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman."

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Cast

Twist-Twist Erkinharju Self
B
Ben Granfelt Self Sakke Järvenpää Self Sakari Kuosmanen Self
J
Jore Marjaranta Self
E
Ekke Niiva Self
J
Jyri Närvänen Self
P
Pemo Ojala Self Silu Seppälä Self Mauri Sumén Self Mato Valtonen Self Atte Blom Self (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Aki Kaurismäki
Director of Photography
Heikki Ortamo
Original Music Composer
Tipe Johnson, Boris Aleksandrov
Editor
Timo Linnasalo
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki

Details

Release date
1994-05-06
Runtime
57m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Russian, French, Finnish, English
Countries
Finland
Production
Provisual, Sputnik