Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)

5.7/10 • 141 min • War Drama

Overview

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.

Cast

Veikko Sinisalo

Sven Tuuva

Edvin Laine

Sven's Father

Leif Wager

Sandels

Kauko Helovirta

Duncker

Mirjam Novero

Mrs. Maria Duncker

Aarne Laine

Örn

Tommi Rinne

Spets

Eero Eloranta

Lönn

Kyösti Erämaa

Paavo Hukkinen

Drummer

Leo Jokela

Ekke Hämäläinen

Weber

Pentti Irjala

Santeri Karilo

Tapio Hämäläinen

Paavo

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