The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer (Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.

The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years.

Cast

 * Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara
 * Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa
 * Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen
 * Ari Virta as Masa Niemi
 * Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki
 * Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski
 * Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta

Reception
The film grossed $175,358 in its opening week.