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Roland af Hällström

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/23/1905 († 50, 02/21/1956) | Lempäälä (Finland)
Gustaf Gabriel Roland af Hällström (23 August 1905 – 21 February 1956) was a Finnish film director. During his career, he directed 20 films, including Pikajuna pohjoiseen (1947), Läpi usvan (1948), Tukkijoella (1951), Noita palaa elämään (1952), Putkinotko (1954) and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi (1955). Hällström was married to actress Elvi Saarnio. As a screenwriter, he used a pseudonym Viljo Hela. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears. ...

Northern Express

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1947 | 2.4/5 | 1h 31min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Pertti works as telegraph operator on a ship. The ship arrives in Helsinki and Pertti looks forward to meet his mother and the neighbor girl, who he is in love. But his plans change, when he steps int ...

Läpi usvan

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1948 | 2.5/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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A 3rd remake of the film based on the play by Teuvo Pakkala. Tells the story of the lumberjack group and how the lives of villagers and lumberjacks intertwine. Many loving couples are formed between j ...

Tukkijoella

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1951 | 1.5/5 | 1h 37min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Jooseppi Kenkkunen becomes a moonshiner in order to provide for his wife Kaisa-Reetta and his large family during the Prohibition era in Finland. ...

Ryysyrannan Jooseppi

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1955 | 2.5/5 | 1h 31min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Roland af Hällström

Jussi Award for Best Director 2x Jussi Award for Best Script
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Movies with Roland af Hällström as Crew(32)

Directing/Director1956 Lain mukaan
Writing/Screenplay1956 Lain mukaan
Directing/Director1955 Ryysyrannan Jooseppi
Writing/Screenplay1955 Ryysyrannan Jooseppi
Directing/Director1955 Young Love
Writing/Screenplay1955 Young Love
Directing/Director1954 Putkinotko
Writing/Screenplay1954 Putkinotko
Directing/Director1953 Kolmiapila
Directing/Director1953 Saariston tyttö
Directing/Director1953 Miljonäärimonni
Directing/Director1953 Kuningas kulkureitten
Directing/Director1952 Suomalaistyttöjä Tukholmassa
Directing/Director1952 The Witch
Writing/Screenplay1952 The Witch
Writing/Writer1952 Tåg norrut
Directing/Director1951 Ylijäämänainen
Directing/Director1951 Tukkijoella
Writing/Screenplay1951 Tukkijoella
Directing/Director1950 Hallin Janne
Writing/Writer1950 Hallin Janne
Directing/Director1949 Vain kaksi tuntia
Writing/Writer1949 Vain kaksi tuntia
Directing/Director1949 Hornankoski
Directing/Director1948 Läpi usvan
Writing/Writer1948 Läpi usvan
Directing/Director1947 Northern Express
Writing/Screenplay1947 Northern Express
Directing/Director1946 Houkutuslintu
Writing/Writer1946 Houkutuslintu
Directing/Director1938 Cowherd, Maid and Housewife
Editing/Editor1938 Cowherd, Maid and Housewife

Citizenship: Finland
Born: Wednesday, 08/23 1905 (August) in Lempäälä (Finland)
Died: Tuesday, 02/21 1956 (February) in Helsinki (aged: 50)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Spouses (current/former): Elvi Saarnio
Children: Arto af Hällström
Siblings: Raoul af Hällström
Father: Arthur af Hällström
Other names for Roland af Hällström (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Viljo Hela" (Pseudonym)
"Роланд оф Хэлстрём"
"Gustaf Gabriel Roland af Hällström"
Roland af Hällström frequently works together with these people:
Esko Töyri (20x, Crew)
Tapio Ilomäki (16x, Crew)
Mauno Mäkelä (14x, Crew)
Gösta Salminen (14x, Crew)
Lauri Elo (10x, Crew)
Nils Holm (10x, Crew)
Eero Leväluoma (8x, Actor)
Kosti Aaltonen (8x, Crew)
Elvi Saarnio (7x, Actress)
Leif Wager (7x, Actor)
Tauno Pylkkänen (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1044502, Added: 12/01/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024