The Stolen Death Explained
| The Stolen Death |
| Director: | Nyrki Tapiovaara |
| Screenplay: | Erik Blomberg
Matti Kurjensaari
Eino Mäkinen |
| Based On: | "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt |
| Producer: | Erik Blomberg |
| Cinematography: | Erik Blomberg
Olavi Gunnari |
| Editing: | Erik Blomberg
Nyrki Tapiovaara |
| Music: | George de Godzinsky |
| Runtime: | 101 minutes |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
The Stolen Death is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. The story is set in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1904, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on the 1919 short story "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt. Unlike the original story, the film is not set during the 1918 Finnish Civil War because of its sensitive subject at the time, but the events were set during the Russo-Japanese War instead.[1] [2]
The film was released on 4 September 1938.[3]
Cast
- Tuulikki Paananen as Manja
- Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman
- Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson
- Annie Mörk as madame Johansson
- Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother
- Hertta Leistén as aunt
- Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker
- Jalmari Parikka as prison guard
- Aku Peltonen as morgue guard
- Atos Konst as Robert's comrade
- Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade
- Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade
- Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade
- Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer
- Emil Kokkonen as soldier
Further reading
- Book: Rosenberg, Henrik. 1995. Från Runar Schildts novell "Köttkvarnen" till filmen "Den Stulna döden": en adaptations tillkomst och tidsnivåer. Swedish. Turku. Åbo Akademi University. 9789516505537.
Notes and References
- Marita Hietasaari: Harhaanjohdettuja – Runar Schildt: Kotiinpaluu ja muita novelleja (in Finnish)
- Kimmo Laine: Elämän ja kuoleman lihamylly, p. 68. Lähikuva, 2/2017. (in Finnish)
- Web site: Varastettu kuolema. Finnish. Elonet. 2016-04-26.
