“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.
Unfortunately the movie Tukkijoella is not yet available on HBO Max.
Camera | Kalle Havas | Still Photographer |
Camera | Frans Ekebom | Director of Photography |
Writing | Erkki Karu | Screenplay |
Costume & Make-Up | Olavi Suominen | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Production | Erkki Karu | Producer |
Editing | Frans Ekebom | Editor |
Camera | Armas Fredman | Assistant Camera |
Camera | Kosti Lehtinen | Still Photographer |
Costume & Make-Up | Hannes Kuokkanen | Makeup Artist |
Art | Karl Fager | Production Design |
Editing | Axel Slangus | Editor |
Directing | Axel Slangus | Director |
Directing | Wilho Ilmari | Director |
Writing | Teuvo Pakkala | Theatre Play |