Vilho Siivola

Vilho Siivola

Born: April 10, 1910
Died: November 28, 1984
in Sääksmäki, Finland
Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 in Valkeakoski, Finland – 28 November 1984 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish actor, film director, television director and a member of the Council of Theatre.

His career included theatre, where he was both an actor and a director, motion pictures and television. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of Aleksis Kivi) and was its first director. In addition he authored two books, Myllykylästä Maailmalle (1975) and Maailmassa Maailmaa (1983).

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Trust
Title: Trust
Character: P.E. Svinhufvud
Released: August 20, 1976
Type: Movie
Directed by Edvin Laine and Viktor Tregubovich, Trust (1976) is a Finnish-Soviet historical drama film that follows the relations between Finland and the Soviet Union. In December 1917, the Finnish delegation, composed of Chairman of the Senate Finance Department P.E. Svinhufvud (Vilho Siivola), Senator Carl Enckell (Yrjö Tähtelä) and State Secretary Gustaf Idman (Yrjö Paulo) arrive in St. Petersburg to meet V.I. Lenin (Kirill Lavrov) to gain recognition for the country's independence.
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Kohtalo tekee siirron
Title: Kohtalo tekee siirron
Character: Otto Nieminen
Released: November 20, 1959
Type: Movie
Three brothers, all with their own problems that could be solved by money, try to come up with a plan to get they share of their uncle's fortune. Then a murder takes place and it is the job of a detective to find out which one of the brothers did it.
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Herra sotaministeri
Title: Herra sotaministeri
Character: Eemeli Metsä (uncredited)
Released: August 9, 1957
Type: Movie
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Risti ja liekki
Title: Risti ja liekki
Released: March 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Set in early 16th century Finland, a knight Olavi Gideoninpoika meets Mirjam Raakelintytär and falls in love. Mirjami hides in a monastery disguised as a choir boy, but is revealed by a monk Rasmus, who also desires her, and is put on trial.
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Anu ja Mikko
Title: Anu ja Mikko
Character: Antti
Released: November 30, 1956
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of an orphaned Anu and carpenter Mikko trying to make a living in a small Karelian village in the early 1930s.
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Viisi vekkulia
Title: Viisi vekkulia
Character: Oskar Storgren
Released: May 18, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Unknown Soldier
Title: The Unknown Soldier
Character: Mäkilä
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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Pastori Jussilainen
Title: Pastori Jussilainen
Character: Savolainen
Released: October 21, 1955
Type: Movie
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Hunting for Miss Europe
Title: Hunting for Miss Europe
Released: July 29, 1955
Type: Movie
Miss Europe Hunting (1955) is a romantic comedy directed by Erik Blomberg and co-written with Lars-Eric Malmlund, which utilizes material recorded during the Miss Europe competitions held in Finland. The story follows the career and relationship development of bird photographer Antero Lintunen (Lasse Pöysti) and American journalist Evelyn McNutty (Lippe Hokkanen). In the path signified by coincidences and misunderstandings, they also find each other.
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Veteraanin voitto
Title: Veteraanin voitto
Character: Santeri Kivilaakso
Released: March 18, 1955
Type: Movie
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Herrojen Eeva
Title: Herrojen Eeva
Character: Jaakko Hellsten
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.
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Niskavuoren Aarne
Title: Niskavuoren Aarne
Character: Kyösti Kallio
Released: March 25, 1954
Type: Movie
Niskavuori's Aarne (Arne från Niskavuori) is a Finnish drama film from 1954. It is based on Hella Wuolijoki's play Niskavuori's Bread. In chronological order of the Niskavuori series, the film is the fourth. Aarne has married Ilona and left the house in Niskavuori, which he hosts, where his former wife Martta still lives, while the old mistress is holding the reins. Aarne and Ilona live in Helsinki, but Aarne has not been able to completely break away from Niskavuori, but keeps secretly in touch with the headmaster and gives instructions on the farm management.
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Kunnioittaen
Title: Kunnioittaen
Character: Johannes Sarasto
Released: January 15, 1954
Type: Movie
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Tyttö kuunsillalta
Title: Tyttö kuunsillalta
Character: Dr. Erland Varala
Released: October 30, 1953
Type: Movie
A widow and a husband tired of a loveless marriage rekindle the attraction they shared in their youth.
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Silmät hämärässä
Title: Silmät hämärässä
Character: The Clerk
Released: February 1, 1952
Type: Movie
A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a heist.
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…ja Helena soittaa
Title: …ja Helena soittaa
Character: Kalle
Released: December 30, 1951
Type: Movie
Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.
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Sadan miekan mies
Title: Sadan miekan mies
Released: August 31, 1951
Type: Movie
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Lakeuksien lukko
Title: Lakeuksien lukko
Character: Jokiluoman isäntä
Released: January 26, 1951
Type: Movie
Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the summer, Harri , a student, and Kantola's daughter Annika fall in love, which is not accepted by either of their fathers or Annika's ex-fiancé Tuomas.
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Koskenkylän laulu
Title: Koskenkylän laulu
Character: Ernesti Kiisu
Released: September 25, 1947
Type: Movie
Reino Köyri the son of a wealthy house falls off a horse and ends up at Liuhala's cottage to be treated by Venla. There he falls in love with the daughter of the house Anna. The couple’s cohabitation is hampered by previous commitments and ambiguities in kinship.
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Title: "Minä elän"
Character: Sakeus
Released: October 10, 1946
Type: Movie
The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.
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Nuoruus sumussa
Title: Nuoruus sumussa
Released: April 12, 1946
Type: Movie
Three young men trying to find a place in society after the war.
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Kohtalo johtaa meitä
Title: Kohtalo johtaa meitä
Character: Janitor
Released: May 20, 1945
Type: Movie
Sirkka feels she's doing the right thing when she kills her cruel stepfather. But there is a witness to the murder, the musician Eino. However, he helps Sirkka get rid of the dead body. Suspected by the police for the murder Sirkka flees abroad.
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Kolmastoista koputus
Title: Kolmastoista koputus
Character: Linkku
Released: April 1, 1945
Type: Movie
Two Finnish naval captains face spies in Gothenburg harbor during the second world war.
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Hiipivä vaara
Title: Hiipivä vaara
Character: Man in jail
Released: November 5, 1944
Type: Movie
A man mixed up in suspicious activity is murdered in the studio of photographer Ilmari Lavio. At the same time a charming woman has entered the studio, but Lavio does not want to report her to the police. The photographer begins to follow the beauty who calls herself Soile Mäntymaa and through her traces a league of spies.
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Kuollut mies vihastuu
Title: Kuollut mies vihastuu
Character: Pauli Rönn
Released: August 13, 1944
Type: Movie
Rainer Sarmo and Mikko Vehmer stumble upon a Russian counterfeit league. They help Leila Varta, who tries to save her brother Raimo from the evil Josef Hakim. The beautiful pianist Maria Lichter is puzzled by the events.
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Kirkastettu sydän
Title: Kirkastettu sydän
Character: Rahkonen
Released: December 18, 1943
Type: Movie
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Synnitön lankeemus
Title: Synnitön lankeemus
Character: Pjotr (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1943
Type: Movie
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Varjoja Kannaksella
Title: Varjoja Kannaksella
Character: Limppunaama
Released: November 7, 1943
Type: Movie
Lieutenant Ville Somero investigates a sabotage at a fortress site on the Karelian Isthmus in the summer of 1939. His suspicions are directed at the guests of a nearby guesthouse. Aarno Teräs an engineer leading the fortification site, and his bride Birgit Lahti get into trouble because of a band of spies and dancer Veronica Sorrento.
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Tyttö astuu elämään
Title: Tyttö astuu elämään
Released: February 28, 1943
Type: Movie
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Syntynyt terve tyttö
Title: Syntynyt terve tyttö
Character: Salmio
Released: February 7, 1943
Type: Movie
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Yli rajan
Title: Yli rajan
Character: Ivan
Released: October 11, 1942
Type: Movie
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Ryhmy ja Romppainen
Title: Ryhmy ja Romppainen
Character: Santtu
Released: November 16, 1941
Type: Movie
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Täysosuma
Title: Täysosuma
Character: (uncredited)
Released: November 9, 1941
Type: Movie
A young heiress settles into a holiday hotel in search of a suitable husband. There are enough groom candidates, some gentlemen, and some cheaters. All that is certain is that the misfortunes will not end.
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Poikamies-pappa
Title: Poikamies-pappa
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 28, 1941
Type: Movie
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Viimeinen vieras
Title: Viimeinen vieras
Character: Goldengeld
Released: March 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Inspector Puosu investigates the murder of smuggler Nelly with journalist Harn. Doubts are directed at wholesaler Antti Rajapalo, whose innocence is believed only by Rajapalo's secretary Ane Arvila.
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Poikani pääkonsuli
Title: Poikani pääkonsuli
Character: Doorman (uncredited)
Released: December 22, 1940
Type: Movie
Perky student Inkeri 'Iiri' Paappanen and businessman Taavi Takkulainen fall in love during a boat trip, but a misunderstanding at a hotel in Stockholm causes their break-up. Returning to Finland, Inkeri applies to become a governess and gets a job at Taavi's parents' family. Consul General Albert, Taavi's brother intends to take advantage of Iiri in his political endeavors.
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Yövartija vain…
Title: Yövartija vain…
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1940
Type: Movie
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Avoveteen
Title: Avoveteen
Character: Lintemanni
Released: August 27, 1939
Type: Movie
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Aktivistit
Title: Aktivistit
Character: Ivan
Released: April 9, 1939
Type: Movie
In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
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Halveksittu
Title: Halveksittu
Character: Aaro Kaikari (uncredited)
Released: March 19, 1939
Type: Movie
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Eteenpäin – elämään
Title: Eteenpäin – elämään
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 29, 1939
Type: Movie
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Hätävara
Title: Hätävara
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 15, 1939
Type: Movie
The priest's daughter, Vappu Kankare first irritates and then admires the ambitious habitant, Jalmar "Jali" Kinnunen. After the studies, Vappu and Jali get married, but the marriage is disappointing.
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Markan tähden
Title: Markan tähden
Character: (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1938
Type: Movie
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VMV 6
Title: VMV 6
Character: Juippi
Released: February 16, 1936
Type: Movie
Coast guard battles the bootleggers who smuggle booze across the Gulf of Finland during the prohibition law.