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The Radio Burglary(Movie, 1951)

Original title: "Radio tekee murron" (Finnish/FI)
1h 31min | Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Crime
The Radio BurglaryRating: 3.4/5 (with 44 votes)
The Radio Burglary (Finnish: Radio tekee murron) is a 1951 Finnish crime comedy directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannes Häyrinen. The idea for the movie came from an actual radio program done by sensationalist reporter Usko Santavuori, in which he committed a fake burglary of which local police forces had not been made aware, with the exception of the commander. ()
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About The Radio Burglary

Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.

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Additional Information

Production country: Finland
Plays in: Helsinki
Original language: Finnish (FI)
Spoken languages: Finnish (FI)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Finnish (FI), Swedish (SV)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/06/1951
Director: Matti Kassila
Producer: Toivo Särkkä
Director of Photography: Osmo Harkimo
Composer: Ahti Sonninen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Radion gör inbrott"
Keywords: reporter, escape, radio
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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