Sotapolulla
About Sotapolulla
In the Finnish Civil War of 1918, the guerrilla Karunka, called the White Devil, hits enemy units until he is captured. Eliina and the boy Jorma help him. Karunka and the Whites then turn the fight.
Cast & crew
More about Sotapolulla
Teuvo Pakkala directed, wrote, produced, and designed it. J. W. Mattila and Jussi Routa photographed it. A listed release is January 30, 1922, with a runtime of 66 minutes. Yrjö Hirviseppä plays Karunka. Lisi Carén plays Eliina. Jorma Vaajakallio plays Jorma Aira. A Commons file is labeled 1921.
Themes
Background
Set in 1918, four years after the Finnish Civil War.
Making
Pakkala handled direction, script, and production on this Civil War story.
Look
J. W. Mattila and Jussi Routa shot the guerrilla raids and the capture.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons, filed under 1921.
Notes
- Solveig Wohlström plays Vappu Aira. Lilli Carén plays a woman fighter.
- Oskari Oka, Bertel Nordenstreng, and J. V. Leino are billed.
- Pakkala is also the production designer and an editor, with Mattila.
- The nickname in the story is the White Devil.
Scenes
- Karunka is taken.
- Eliina and Jorma get him back into the fight.