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The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 44
IMDb5.5
Running time
2 h 5 min
Longer than most music movies, +19 min on the typical 106
typical 106125Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2018
October 5, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaLanguage
Finnish
Original language
Made in
Finland
24 of 117
Lauri TilkanenOlavi Virta
Malla MalmivaaraIrene Virta
Raimo GrönbergOld Olavi Virta
Jonna JärnefeltOlavi Virta's mother
Juhani NiemeläOlavi Virta's father
Lauri MaijalaViljanen
Martti SuosaloReino Helismaa
Vesa VierikkoNiilo Saarikko
Hannu-Pekka BjörkmanToivo Kärki
Seela SellaHulda Simula
Tom LindholmToimittaja
Ilkka KoivulaBruno Laakko- YRYlermi RajamaaKorpela
Timo LavikainenRumpali Olavin orkesterissa
Tapani KalliomäkiTeijo Joutsela- SNSamuli NiittymäkiAuvo Nuotio
Tom PetäjäKauko Käyhkö
Ilkka VilliTapio Rautavaara
Esko RoineOssi Elstelä
Santtu KarvonenJaakko Salo
Jari SalmiHanuristi Ilomantsissa
Pekka HuotariJärjestysmies Ilomantsissa
Saga SarkolaMarjaana
Kirsi TarvainenMaatalon nainen
Directing · 3
- Timo Koivusalo Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Susanna Palin Assistant Director
- Merika Koivusalo Script Supervisor
Production · 2
- Timo Savunen Location Manager
- Severi Koivusalo Production Assistant
Camera · 3
- Pertti Mutanen Director of Photography
- Jukki Tuura Grip, Gaffer
- Elina Eränen Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Jyrki Luukko Editor, Production Sound Mixer
- Pasi Mäkelä Colorist
- Kimmo Tiainen Online Editor
Sound · 5
- Esa Nieminen Original Music Composer
- Olli Pärnänen Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Tapio Liukkonen Foley Artist
- Seppo Anttila Boom Operator
- Arto Heinonen Boom Operator
Art · 1
- Markku Myllymäki Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Elina Vättö Costume Design
- Erja Mikkola Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Lighting · 2
- Nikojaakko Iivarinen Lighting Technician
- Joonas Saine Lighting Technician
Other crew · 3
- Janne Turkki Stunt Coordinator
- Olli Soinio Dramaturgy
- Kaisa Strandman Choreographer
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