Pertti Weckström

Pertti Weckström

Born: January 24, 1933
Died: October 19, 2010
in Riihimäki, Finland

Movies for Pertti Weckström...

Reds
Title: Reds
Character: Finnish Doctor
Released: December 25, 1981
Type: Movie
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
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Sujut
Title: Sujut
Character: Vankia kuljettava kapteeni
Released: March 20, 1974
Type: Movie
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Title: Eight Deadly Shots
Character: Lääkäri
Released: March 29, 1972
Type: TV
Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. The movie is a flashback examining the events that finally lead to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks deeper into poverty, gets into trouble with police and tax officials, all while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a real story.
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Akseli and Elina
Title: Akseli and Elina
Character: Medical officer
Released: December 4, 1970
Type: Movie
A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.
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Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut
Title: Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut
Released: February 24, 1960
Type: Movie
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Sotapojan heilat
Title: Sotapojan heilat
Character: Manninen
Released: August 15, 1958
Type: Movie
A military farce from a rookie with over a hundred female pen pals.
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Kuriton sukupolvi
Title: Kuriton sukupolvi
Character: Portieeri
Released: March 29, 1957
Type: Movie
Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
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Pää pystyyn Helena
Title: Pää pystyyn Helena
Character: Lennu
Released: February 8, 1957
Type: Movie
Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family with her achievements.
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Evakko
Title: Evakko
Character: Samu Yllö
Released: August 30, 1956
Type: Movie
Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film has a surprisingly perky tone for the subject matter.
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Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
Title: Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
Character: Kirjurikorpraali
Released: June 29, 1956
Type: Movie
A girl joins the army instead of her brother, who has been injured in a car accident and cannot join the army in time. She is then disguised as a male conscript to save the brother from troubles.
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The Unknown Soldier
Title: The Unknown Soldier
Character: Singing Second Lieutenant
Released: December 23, 1955
Type: Movie
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
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Young Love
Title: Young Love
Character: Elias
Released: November 4, 1955
Type: Movie
Story of first love affair during summer school holidays, in a pastoral setting.
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Kihlaus
Title: Kihlaus
Character: Jooseppi
Released: September 15, 1955
Type: Movie
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Sankarialokas
Title: Sankarialokas
Character: Päivystäjä
Released: July 28, 1955
Type: Movie
Sankarialokas is a parody about military life from year 1955.
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Herrojen Eeva
Title: Herrojen Eeva
Character: Pena
Released: August 27, 1954
Type: Movie
Life changes for Eeva, working in a hosiery factory as she was chosen as a model. Soon she gets involved in a police operation while working as a courier for her boyfriend.