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Release Date:
January 30, 2014
Original Title:
Himmlerin kanteleensoittaja
Alternate Titles:
Himmlers kantelespelare
Instrument of Himmler
Minä, Himmler ja kantele
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Illume
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 56
"Himmlers Kantele Player" - about Finnish student, who decides to leave University of Sorbonne and walk from Paris to Helsinki in the spring of 1935. On his way, in Germany, he meets Heinrich Himmler, who is attracted by a traditional Finnish instrument, kantele. Himmler employs Yrjö as researcher to the Ahnenerbe institute to find the Aryan roots from the runic singing culture of Finnish Carelia.
Director:
Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen
Director of Photography:
Pekka Uotila
Editor:
Tuuli Kuittinen
Music:
Ari Taskinen
Producer:
Pertti Veijalainen
Sound Designer:
Niko Paakkunainen
Writer:
Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen
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