Tukkijoella

Drama · 1928

“Tukkijoella” (Log River – 1928). Films of this genre gave the Finnish cinema and the viewing public one of its most popular characters – the lumberjack (tukkijatka, tukkipoika, tukkilainen) who at his most heroic hour becomes the log-roller or the shooter of rapids (koskenlaskija). The significance of this character in Finnish film is comparable to that of the Cowboy on American cinema. He is the pioneer, the wanderer, the adventurer. He negotiates the frontier, he is an embodiment of the conflict between wilderness and civilization.

Starring

Urho Somersalmi, Wilho Ilmari, Axel Slangus, Ellen Sylvin, Mary Hannikainen, Axel Slangus, Erkki Karu, Karl Fager, Kirsti Suonio, Armas Fredman, Eino Salmela

Director

Wilho Ilmari

Producer

Erkki Karu