The Stolen Death () is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. The story is set in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1904, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on the 1919 short story "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt. Unlike the original story, the film is not set during the 1918 Finnish Civil War because of its sensitive subject at the time, but the events were set during the Russo-Japanese War instead.Marita Hietasaari: Harhaanjohdettuja – Runar Schildt: Kotiinpaluu ja muita novelleja (in Finnish)Kimmo Laine: Elämän ja kuoleman lihamylly, p. 68. Lähikuva, 2/2017. (in Finnish)
The film was released on 4 September 1938.
Cast Tuulikki Paananen as Manja Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson Annie Mörk as madame Johansson Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother Hertta Leistén as aunt Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker Jalmari Parikka as prison guard Aku Peltonen as morgue guard Atos Konst as Robert's comrade Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer Emil Kokkonen as soldier
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