The Stolen Death (Finnish: Varastettu kuolema) is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. It is set in 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on a short story by Runar Schildt. It was released on 4 September 1938.[1]

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

References

Further reading

• Rosenberg, Henrik (1995). Från Runar Schildts novell "Köttkvarnen" till filmen "Den Stulna döden": en adaptations tillkomst och tidsnivåer (in Swedish). Turku: Åbo Akademi University. ISBN 9789516505537.

External links

• The Stolen Death at IMDb

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