Leif Wager

Tuomas Murasen rikos (1994)

Friends, Comrades (1990)

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the confli ...

Stiller, Garbo & jag (1988)

One day when Ruben Stiller is playing in a bath, he gets an alien talking to Nadja, who asks him to find out the fate of Charly's dog. Ruben agrees because Charly's host was Mauritz Stiller, and Ruben is the grandson of Mauritz's brother. ...

The Enchanted Road (1986)

Writer and psychiatrist Oscar Parland (1912-1997) narrates this nostalgic story about his early childhood memories and fantasies. Five-year-old Riki spends the summer of 1917 at his cosmopolitan family's summer house by the Gulf of Finland. Surrounded by o ...

Poet and Muse (1978)

Semi-fictitious biopic of Finnish poet Eino Leino, made with a large budget to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The film concentrates on his relationships with first wife Freya Schoultz and later muse, poetess L. Onerva. His friends include eq ...

Päämaja (1970)

The story follows Commander-in-Chief Mannerheim and Quartermaster General Airo at the Finnish Defense Forces headquarters in Mikkeli during the decisive moments of the Continuation War in the summer of 1944. With a major offensive on the Karelian Isthmus i ...

Minne av två måndagar (1965)

Adaptation of Arthur Miller's "A Memory of Two Mondays". ...

A Barrel of Amontillado (1963)

Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado. Based on t ...

Daniel Hjort (1962)

Based on Josef Julius Wecksell's play. The story is set during an era of political unrest in 1590s Sweden, which spills over the Baltic Sea to Finland, then ruled by Sweden. Daniel Hjort, the grim and lonesome assistant to the powerful Fleming family, find ...

The City (1962)

A man has buried himself in women, in religious ecstasy , in vanity and in his belief in so-called artistic activity. His tension and frustration has only increased. And now he gives it all up. Awaits the bailiff. His personal bankruptcy is signed. ...

Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961)

While living separated, Mr. Kaski finds out that her wife has written a book about their marriage. And the book is not very flattering in tone towards Mr. Kaski and his abilities as a man. ...

Toivelauluja (1961)

A film centered around a popular Finnish song book. Young lovers Pirkko and Pekka break off their engagement at the end of an evening spent at a dance restaurant. At home, Pirkko finds a songbook in her room, whose songs turn into musical scenes. The night ...

Tähtisumua (1961)

Pirkko Mannola and Esko Salminen play young pop stars of the same name, who develop a secret romance that is kept hidden from the other musicians in the pop orchestra. Between musical scenes, Pirkko introduces Esko to Ville Salminen, Toivo Kärki, and Rein ...

Kaks' tavallista Lahtista (1960)

The musical comedy tells the story of two friends about Usko and Toivo, both of whom happen to have same surname, Lahtinen. ...

Sven Tuuva the Hero (1958)

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, S ...

Kihlaus (1955)

Eeva serves two noblemen, who have treated their servant badly. She writes to her childhood friend Aapel and proposes marriage. The man does not believe the proposal, but leaves to fetch Eeva. Upon seeing the man's modest living conditions, Eeva regrets he ...

Ryysyrannan Jooseppi (1955)

Jooseppi Kenkkunen becomes a moonshiner in order to provide for his wife Kaisa-Reetta and his large family during the Prohibition era in Finland. ...

Onnelliset (1954)

Pianist Lauri Alango and his wife Annina's fortune is cracked when opera diva Delia Rosati attracts Lauri to accompany her on tour. ...

Kolmiapila (1953)

A couple decides to adopt a child. At the orphanage, they hear three different stories about the children who have arrived there and their fates. ...

Saariston tyttö (1953)

Liisa, the daughter of fisherman Simeon, is having a romance with Peter, a city dweller who has arrived on the island. Liisa feels she is being punished for her forbidden feelings when her fiancé Antti's sister Maija falls ill with diphtheria and Antti is ...

Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli? (1952)

St. Peter's announcement interrupts the Welcome to Morning Coffee radio program. He asks people for help because he does not know whether private detective Uljas Uriel Vaaksanpää has died or is still alive. The strange events are followed from the perspe ...

Mitäs me taiteilijat (1952)

The director of the Vaudeville Theater is looking for new performers after the former star was forced to give up her singing career. Out of numerous auditionees, singer P. Waltteri Vitikka is hired. At the same time, the janitor tries to maintain order in ...

Tåg norrut (1952)

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. ...

…ja Helena soittaa (1951)

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri ( ...

Kesäillan valssi (1951)

A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family Annina. Annina's family doesn't approve of the relationship, and the couple's happiness is also threatened b ...

Rion yö (1951)

Three sailors rescue Carmen, who has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade, and also manage to destroy a drug gang. ...

Tanssi yli hautojen (1950)

In the early 1800s, Finnish governor's daughter first detests but soon falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander I who has just taken Finland over from Sweden's rule. ...

Vain kaksi tuntia (1949)

In this story, which focuses on the events of a single evening, Kaarlo Kaarila, a dedicated chief physician, discovers that his wife Irja is having an affair with Dr. Alec von Wentell. The hospital's head nurse, Sister Magda, longs for Kaarila but suppress ...

Haaviston Leeni (1948)

Leeni, a country girl, leaves to seek her fortune in Helsinki, but encounters numerous difficulties. ...

Läpi usvan (1948)

Pertti works as telegraph operator on a ship. The ship arrives in Helsinki and Pertti looks forward to meet his mother and the neighbor girl, who he is in love. But his plans change, when he steps into a restaurant with the first officer of the ship on the ...

Pikajuna pohjoiseen (1947)

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears. ...

Synden Lockar (1946)

Swedish-language parallel version of the film Synnin jäljet (Traces of Sin). ...

Nuoruus sumussa (1946)

Three young men trying to find a place in society after the war. ...

Sylvi (1944)

18-year-old orphan Sylvi is unable to refuse the marriage proposal made by her guardian, Aksel. The young wife is unhappy with her elderly husband and loves her childhood friend Viktoria instead. Sylvi sinks into despair when Aksel refuses to grant her a d ...

Hevoshuijari (1943)

Heavily indebted Commissioner Birger seeks to marry the wealthy Helena. The young lady rejects his advances and longs for her childhood friend Kuismaa. Birger's jealous mistress Verotshka complicates the relationship dynamics while helping the Finns and In ...

Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi (1943)

Wager is Count Mauritz Armborg, the young master of the estate. Linnanheimo plays Katariina (Catherine) the nanny to Mauritz's nieces and nephews. The two fall in love and decide to escape to Italy via Denmark where they have planned to get married. There ...

Puck (1942)

Liisa and the renowned composer Raimo Kaarna are fond of each other, but in Kaarna's family history, everyone does not accept the relationship. In addition, Liisa has her own doubts, and a secret that does not endure the daylight. ...