21 January 1972 Factual, TV Movie 30 mins
Portrait of a national icon: iskelmä or popular schlager legend Olavi Virta (1915–1972), as an old, lost and lonely man. When the film was screened for the first time, people all over Finland went ballistic – they couldn't take the sad sight of their tango's greatest voice, the incarnation of postwar wealth and glory in ruins.
Watch the official Olavi Virta 1972 trailer in HD below or find more Olavi Virta videos on Vidimovie.
Finland 21 January 1972
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from Olavi Virta:
Mitäs vastoinkäymisistä.
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