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Suomi-Filmin sotilaspila 3 (1940)

Comedy, Music · 10m

In February-March 1940, Suomi-Filmi produced four Military Jokes, sleazy propaganda entertainment, by "those great grins" Tatu Pekkarinen (1892-1951) and Matti Jurva (1898-1943). The third Military Jokes was screened at the end of February, two weeks before the end of the Winter War. In addition to Jurva, Hannes Veivo, Onni Veijonen and Kirsti Hurme appear. The themes of the jokes: bad things come from nothing and one's own help is the best help. Dinner in a Soviet paradise: before a cabbage field blossomed on the Russian doorstep, now a political truck feeds him with its words. The neutrality guarantee and security guarantee are mocking Sweden and England. Over the city, Moscow casts its shadow...

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Cast

H
Hannes Veivo Self
O
Onni Veijonen Self
M
Matti Jurva Self Kirsti Hurme Self
K
Kosti Aaltonen Self

Details

Release date
1940-02-10
Runtime
10m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Original language
FI
Spoken languages
Finnish
Countries
Finland
Production
Suomi-Filmi