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Director:
Matti Kassila
Writers:
Matti Kassila (writer)
Georg Korkman (writer)
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Release Date:
12 September 1969 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime | Action | Comedy more
Plot:
A TV reporter is murdered when he is eavesdropping on a secret Finnish-Soviet conference. The National... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Well, there goes the Palmu gang! more (3 total)

Cast

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Joel Rinne ... Palmu
Leo Jokela ... Väinö Kokki
Matti Ranin ... Toivo Virta
Anna-Leena Mäki-Penttilä ... Riitta
Inga Sulin ... Tamara
Viktor Klimenko ... Seppo Sonkavaara
Turo Unho ... Reino Torpo
Kauko Helovirta ... Kiilasniemi
Matti Oravisto ... Reporter Kosti Kula
Marjatta Lindahl ... Suur-Takala's Wife
Veikko Uusimäki ... Tuomas Suur-Takala
Lilga Kovanko ... Soviet Agent
Lars Svedberg ... Rolf Brunkeberg
Seppo Kolehmainen ... Cameraman
Martti Pennanen ... Minister Laaksonen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Vodka, Mr. Palmu (International: English title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Finland
Language:
Finnish | Russian
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
Helsinki, Finland more
Company:
Fennada-Filmi more

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Trivia:
The only Palmu movie filmed in colour. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Neljän vuosikymmenen ikkuna (1999) (TV) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Well, there goes the Palmu gang!, 16 January 2007
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Author: hehwhat from Finland

This one just doesn't fit in the Palmu series and is sometimes seen as the black sheep. First time in colour, fourth Palmu movie mixes unfaithful lovers and jealous killers, corrupted politicians and left-wing idealistic reporters trying to expose these bad guys.

In this one charismatic Palmu is already retired from police work. Matti Ranin's character (Virta) is nowadays a strict parliament lap-dog and Kokki ("cook" in Finnish) -- surprise, surprise -- owner of a restaurant. Palmu gathers together with Kokki for his last case and pressure between Virta & Palmu gets heated as Palmu is working for the media and Virta for the state. Sadly, old Palmu is a senile husband, not detective with a razor-sharp wit like he used to be.

This is a half-assed attempt to create something more epic than the last Palmu movies and their grassroot level crimes and situations. This is more of a brave Soviet agents go James Bond in Finland than a Palmu movie -- with some obvious tension between Finland and Soviet Union, something non-Finnish viewer might not see. **/*****

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