Olavi Virta
Portrait of a national icon: iskelmä or popular schlager legend Olavi Virta (1915–1972), as an old, lost and lonely man. When the film was screened for the first time, people all over Finland went ballistic – they couldn't take the sad sight of their tango's greatest voice, the incarnation of postwar wealth and glory in ruins.
Cast: Olavi Virta, Peter von Bagh
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Olavi Virta
Portrait of a national icon: iskelmä or popular schlager legend Olavi Virta (1915–1972), as an old, lost and lonely man. When the film was screened for the first time, people all over Finland went ballistic – they couldn't take the sad sight of their tango's greatest voice, the incarnation of postwar wealth and glory in ruins.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Peter von Bagh
- Studio
- YLE
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
Finnish
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
