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The Boys (1962)
Directed by Mikko Niskanen
Drama, War · 1h 46m
When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they conquered women and town boys. Finnish boys communicated with them on many levels: had trades, worked as interpreters, rotated business, spied on German love adventures and fought with each other about the favor of soldiers. In autumn 1944, the war was ending. Germans left Oulu by leaving behind fragile relationships, bastard kids and unfinished businesses. The most shocking of all was the faith of young Jake...
Cast
P
Pentti Tarkiainen
Ilmari 'Immu' Kaarela
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Jaakko 'Jake' Hoikka
U
Uti Saurio
Paavo 'Pate' Harju
H
Hannu Vironmäki
Matti Korpi
M
Markku Söderström
Urkki
H
Heikki Rissanen
Kaaleppi
I
Ilkka Liikanen
Martti
M
Martti Isosalo
Topi
R
Reima Eskelinen
J
Jorma Valtanen
Liisa Nevalainen
Jake's Mother
Kauko Helovirta
Fritz Mayer
Crew
- Director
- Mikko Niskanen
- Screenplay
- Mikko Niskanen
- Novel
- Paavo Rintala
- Director of Photography
- Olavi Tuomi
- Original Music Composer
- Einar Englund
- Editor
- Armas Vallasvuo
- Producer
- T.J. Särkkä
Details
- Original title
- Pojat
- Release date
- 1962-11-02
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- German, Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- Budget
- $45,000