Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala
"Häiden Vietto Karjalan Runomailla" ( Karelian Wedding In The Land Of The Kalevala ) is an early and valuable documentary ( more exactly, a recreation ), an ethnological Finnish silent film about a traditional Karelian wedding. It was the work of an expedition of Finnish ethnologists in the silent year of 1920, headed by Herr A. O. Väisänen of the Kalevala society.
Top Billed Cast
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Talon tytär, morsian
Olga Trofimova
Talon ehtoisa emäntä, morsiamen äiti
Ivan Bombin
Talon isäntä, morsiamen isä
Benjam Trofimov
Sulhanen
Vaslei Purkunen
Suosittu vieras, kerjäläinen
Featured Crew
A.O. Väisänen
Director
A.O. Väisänen
Producer
Armas Launis
Original Music Composer
U.T. Sirelius
Set Designer
U.T. Sirelius
Writer
J.W. Mattila
Cinematography