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The Rapids-Rider's Brides

192382 minFinland
Drama

Synopsis

A drowning in the rapids leaves one household blaming a neighbour. The accused man's son hopes to restore peace through marriage, but the dead man's sister loves someone else, complicating both reconciliation and romance.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Finnish.
This copy runs
95:50
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Finnish. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Erkki Karu · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsErkki Karu

Behind the scenes

Erkki Karu combined studio work in Helsinki with Finnish village and river locations. The film became a major domestic success and circulated internationally.

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