The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A man who enjoyed speed, American cars, applause and alcohol and who finally lost everything but his unique voice.
Toivo Kärki
The original title is "Olavi Virta" (FI).
The production budget was $1.8M.
The runtime is 125 minutes (2h 5m).
The film was directed by Timo Koivusalo.
The screenplay was written by Timo Koivusalo.
The score was composed by Esa Nieminen.
Cinematography was handled by Pertti Mutanen.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt5822154.
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Poor
8 votes
Olavi Virta
Released
K-16
suomi
Finland
$1,800,000
