Topo Leistelä

AKA: Torsten Leistén, Torsten Arthur Leistén, Topo Leistilä

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1893-07-12

Alavus, Finland

Biography

Crew Roles

Tapahtui kaukana

Director

Minä ja ministeri

Theatre Play

Minä ja ministeri

Screenplay

Kaikki rakastavat

Screenplay

The Road of War

Writer

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {27}

Kaarinen

1950-07-14 3

Tapahtui kaukana

Young woman flies to Lapland together with her father and his new female friend whom the daughter dislikes. On a lonely skiing-trip across the vast wilderness, the young lady ends up in a shack inhabi ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Kataja

1943-11-21 0

Synnitön lankeemus

Timo plays a jealous husband who shoots his wife's lover on stage. The theater director urges the shy young man to gain experience with women and guns before the premiere. Both become familiar when Ti ...

Genre :Comedy, Thriller

Headmaster

1945-08-26 4.333

Suomisen Olli yllättää

Olli Suominen goes through the usual troubles of a teenager. After being in the war he is trying to find his place in the society. And the relations with his family is in turmoil. He also finds the sw ...

Genre :Drama, Family

Johan Wilhelm Snellman

1946-10-10 6

"Minä elän"

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer. ...

Genre :Drama, History

Count Flotte

1945-11-24 3.5

En ole kreivitär

Helena Kara plays a dual role in this spectacularly portrayed adventure story where a real Countess and a false one cause misunderstandings. The film won Jussi Awards for filming and staging. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

1942-11-29 2

Suomisen Ollin tempaus

Olli, a schoolboy from the Suominen family, accidentally causes two accidents, which he does not dare to confess to his father Väinö. He runs away from home in Helsinki and tries to get to the Savijär ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

(uncredited)

1942-12-25 0

Rantasuon raatajat

Taavetti, the young master of Rantasuo, refuses to give up, even though frost destroys his harvest, a crooked logger steals his forest money, and a dishonest bailiff takes away his freedom. The innoce ...

Genre :Drama, History

(uncredited)

1943-08-15 0

Hevoshuijari

Heavily indebted Commissioner Birger seeks to marry the wealthy Helena. The young lady rejects his advances and longs for her childhood friend Kuismaa. Birger's jealous mistress Verotshka complicates ...

Genre :Drama

(uncredited)

1943-09-12 5

Valkoiset ruusut

Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of a work that can never be forgotten. ...

Genre :Romance, Drama

J.W. Snellman

1944-02-13 0

Ballaadi

At the request of author Zacharias, Fredrik begins composing an opera, inspired by a summer walk in Backas, Espoo. He falls in love with Ebba, who sings like a nightingale about a young mermaid on the ...

Genre :Drama, Music

1944-12-25 5

Suomisen Olli rakastuu

Olli Suominen fancies his teacher and other shenanigans. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy, Family

1945-01-20 6

Ristikon varjossa

Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dang ...

Genre :Drama

Jere (uncredited)

1948-03-05 4.167

Laitakaupungin laulu

The new idealistic welfare officer Helmi tries to improve conditions in "Sin Alley," but difficulties arise, particularly with the leader of the petty criminals, Jukka, whose son Reino also drifts int ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Koski (uncredited)

1945-04-29 4.5

Vain sinulle

Elina, the daughter of a small farmer, would like to attend a folk high school, but her father Nestor opposes the idea. Elina suffers a severe skull fracture in an accident and is sent to Helsinki to ...

Genre :Drama

(uncredited)

1948-04-30 0

Laulava sydän

Bank clerk Aarno Harjus is dismissed from his job due to false criminal allegations, and at the same time his wife leaves him. With the help of his friend, Detective Inspector Erä, Harjus gets the opp ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

August Salmi

1950-03-23 0

Isäpappa ja keltanokka

A widower takes care of his three children who are trying to find him a new wife. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

1934-03-18 0

Minä ja ministeri

The rambunctious Priscilla Paukkaja breaks into the home of Foreign Ministry official Raimo Vehar and his girlfriend Marja and appoints herself the couple's new housekeeper. Tomera Priscilla controls ...

Genre :Comedy

Salo (uncredited)

1937-02-28 4.25

Ja alla oli tulinen järvi

Set in Southern Finland between 1912 and 1936. Due to his father's drunkenness, high school student Jussi Raala has lost his inheritance, the manor house and the sawmill, to the gunman Lumia. Bitter a ...

Genre :Drama

Arvid's Father

1938-11-06 4

Sysmäläinen

In 17th century Finland young Arvid is forced to marry Brita but their ways soon part when their respective fathers move to different places. Years roll by and Arvid grows up into a handsome and respe ...

Genre :Comedy, History

Magnus Norko

1937-10-17 6.1

Juurakon Hulda

Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and st ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

General Danilov

1939-04-09 5

Aktivistit

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. ...

Genre :Drama, History

Man in Terrace (uncredited)

1935-11-24 5.3

Kaikki rakastavat

The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launch ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Klinkman

1939-10-15 3

Vihreä kulta

After many years away a woman returns to her hometown in Lapland with her husband. There she falls in love with a handsome forester. ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Konstantin Pobjedonostjew

1930-04-13 0

Kajastus

A historical drama depicting the Finnish struggle against Tsarist Russia. Opens at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg in February 1899. Tsar Nicholas II signs the February Manifesto, the purpose of ...

Genre :Drama, History

Vainio

1938-01-16 5

The Women of Niskavuori

Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Master

1941-02-02 4

Antreas ja syntinen Jolanda

Blind since birth, Antreas Tuurio earns a meager living selling brushes at the Market Square. Despite his disability, he is a cheerful and optimistic person. Kind high school girl Martta loves Antreas ...

Genre :Drama

Dean

1953-09-04 0

Sillankorvan emäntä

The proud widow of Sillankorva falls in love with her young neighbor, Jaakko Hallan, whom she offers to take in as her son. However, much to the bitter disappointment of the mistress of the house, the ...