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Total Balalaika Show (1994)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 57M

Director : Aki Kaurismäki

Synopsis

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman".

Actors

Atte Blom
Atte Blom
Mato Valtonen
Mato Valtonen
Twist-Twist Erkinharju
Twist-Twist Erkinharju
Sakke Järvenpää
Sakke Järvenpää
Ben Granfelt
Ben Granfelt
Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Kuosmanen
Jore Marjaranta
Jore Marjaranta
Ekke Niiva
Ekke Niiva
Pemo Ojala
Pemo Ojala
Silu Seppälä
Silu Seppälä
Mauri Sumén
Mauri Sumén
Kirsi Tykkyläinen
Kirsi Tykkyläinen
Igor Agafonnikov
Igor Agafonnikov
Jyri Närvänen
Jyri Närvänen

Crews

Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Aleksandrov
Original Music Composer
Tipe Johnson
Tipe Johnson
Original Music Composer
Pekka Aine
Pekka Aine
Director of Photography
Tahvo Hirvonen
Tahvo Hirvonen
Director of Photography
Heikki Ortamo
Heikki Ortamo
Director of Photography
Timo Salminen
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Olli Varja
Olli Varja
Director of Photography
Timo Linnasalo
Timo Linnasalo
Editor
Tom Forsström
Tom Forsström
Sound Mixer
Juuso Hirvikangas
Juuso Hirvikangas
Assistant Sound Engineer
Jouko Lumme
Jouko Lumme
Sound
Tellervo Savela
Tellervo Savela
Sound

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