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The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.
Cast
Rauli Tuomi, Matti Kivi, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Aavajoki, Harri Sinijärvi, Oiva Luhtala, Tarmo Manni, Waldemar Wohlström, Helge Ranin, Leo Riuttu, Heino Turkko, Topo Leistelä
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