Underplayed Gems

Playing a Hard Game Up North (1959)

Playing a Hard Game Up North poster
Original title
Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa
Directed by
Toivo Särkkä
Genre
thriller film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
K-16
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Finnish comedy-thriller from 1959 where a man plays two roles. The story involves atomic secrets hidden inside fountain pens. The film was shot in Helsinki and features a popular TV announcer of the time.

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What happens

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa (Hårt spel i Norden) on suomalainen mustavalkoinen jännityskomedia vuodelta 1959. Tauno Palo teki elokuvassa kaksoisroolin. Naispääosassa on aikansa suosittu televisiokuuluttaja Teija Sopanen. Juoni kulkee täytekyniin piilotettujen atomisalaisuuksien ympärillä. Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa kuvattiin Helsingissä syksyllä 1958. Televisiossa se nähtiin ensi kerran 27. syyskuuta 1966. Elokuva on julkaistu DVD:nä (DVD-5, tekstitys: suomi heikkokuuloisille, ruotsi, kuvasuhde 4:3). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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