Noin seitsemän veljestä
| Noin seitsemän veljestä About Seven Brothers | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jukka Virtanen |
| Produced by | Spede Pasanen |
| Starring |
Juhani Kumpulainen Spede Pasanen |
| Music by | Jaakko Salo |
| Cinematography | Kari Sohlberg |
| Edited by | Ossi Skurnik |
| Distributed by | Finnkino Oy |
Release dates | 23 August 1968 |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Noin seitsemän veljestä (Approximately Seven Brothers; also stylised as "Noin 7 Veljestä") is a 1968 comedy directed by Jukka Virtanen and which was written and produced by Spede Pasanen. The film is a loose parody of the Robin Hood story and also stars a take on the inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The name of the film is a take on Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers) the ground-breaking novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi. Filming occurred mostly around Suomenlinna with Olavinlinna used for many wide-shots as a stand-in for the castle. The film's cast is composed of Pasanen's stock actors including Simo Salminen, Juhani Kumpulainen, Jukka Virtanen, Ere Kokkonen and Leo Jokela. It also featured the first major performance by Vesa-Matti Loiri in Spede's movies. Loiri previously acted as a child and had just graduated from acting college. Loiri and Spede would later go on to create the popular character Uuno Turhapuro
Director Virtanen was also involved in a life-threatening accident during filming when he fell out of the hot-air balloon seen during the finale.[1] Finnish pop-singer Danny and director Jukka Virtanen wrote the song Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän (Seven times Seven) to serve as the narrative of the movie, performed by Danny. Danny later released a stand-alone version with different lyrics which went on to become one of his most enduring hits.
References
- ↑ Jukka Virtanen, audio commentary for Noin Seitsemän Veljestä, 2003