Poster of Olavi Virta

Olavi Virta

Plot: Portrait of a national icon: iskelmä or popular schlager legend Olavi Virta (1915–1972), as an old, lost and lonely man. When the film was screened for the first time, people all over Finland went ballistic – they couldn't take the sad sight of their tango's greatest voice, the incarnation of postwar wealth and glory in ruins
Release Date: Friday, January 21 1972
52 years ago
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Portrait of Olavi VirtaOlavi Virta
Olavi Virta was
56 in Olavi Virta
as 'Himself'.
Sat, Feb 27 1915 –
Fri, Jul 14 1972
Portrait of Peter von BaghPeter von Bagh
Peter von Bagh was
28 in Olavi Virta
as 'Himself / Interviewer (voice)'.
Sun, Aug 29 1943 –
Wed, Sep 17 2014

Crew

Portrait of Peter von BaghPeter von Bagh
Peter von Bagh was
28 in Olavi Virta
as 'Director, Screenplay'
Sun, Aug 29 1943 –
Wed, Sep 17 2014