The Stolen Death (Finnish: Varastettu kuolema) is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. The story is set in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1904, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on the 1919 short story "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt. Unlike the original story, the film is not set during the 1918 Finnish Civil War because of its sensitive subject at the time, but the events were set during the Russo-Japanese War instead.
The film was released on 4 September 1938.
Cast
Tuulikki Paananen as Manja
Ilmari Mänty as Robert Hedman
Santeri Karilo as Jonni Claesson
Annie Mörk as madame Johansson
Bertha Lindberg as Robert's mother
Hertta Leistén as aunt
Gabriel Tossu as shoemaker
Jalmari Parikka as prison guard
Aku Peltonen as morgue guard
Atos Konst as Robert's comrade
Viljo Kervinen as Robert's comrade
Paavo Kuoppala as Robert's comrade
Yrjö Salminen as Robert's comrade
Kusti Laitinen as gendarme officer
Emil Kokkonen as soldier