Noin seitsemän veljestä
| Noin seitsemän veljestä About Seven Brothers | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jukka Virtanen |
| Produced by | Spede Pasanen |
| Starring |
Juhani Kumpulainen Spede Pasanen |
| Music by | Jaakko Salo |
| Cinematography | Kari Sohlberg |
| Edited by | Ossi Skurnik |
| Distributed by | Finnkino Oy |
Release dates | 23 August 1968 |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Noin seitsemän veljestä (Approximately Seven Brothers) is a 1968 comedy by Spede Pasanen. The film is a loose parody of the Robin Hood story and also stars a take on the inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The film's cast is composed of Pasanen's stock actors. Finnish pop-singer Danny and director Jukka Virtanen wrote the song Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän (Seven times Seven) to serve as the narrative of the movie, performed by Danny. Danny later released a stand-alone version with different lyrics which went on to become one of his most enduring hits.
The name of the film is a take on Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers) the ground-breaking novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi. Filming happened mostly around Suomenlinna. It featured the first major performance by Vesa-Matti Loiri in Spede's movies. Loiri previously acted as a child and had just graduated from acting college. Loiri and Spede would later go on to create the popular character Uuno Turhapuro
Jukka Virtanen was also involved in a life-threatening accident during filming when he fell out of the hot-air balloon seen during the finale.[1]
References
- ↑ Jukka Virtanen, audio commentary for Noin Seitsemän Veljestä, 2003