Jengi (1963): Cast
Jengi is a 1963 drama directed by Åke Lindman, starring Esko Salminen as Paavo Korpela, Tarja Nurmi and Paavo Hukkinen. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Åke Lindman
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Finnish - Studio
- Suomen Filmiteollisuus
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Jengi About?
The premise of Jengi without spoilers.
Paavo and Eeva, fresh from the countryside and trying to adapt to city life, cross paths with Kalle’s loosely organized gang, who spend their days idling and committing minor offences. A night on a motorboat ends in a fateful incident that irrevocably alters the couple’s lives and thrusts them into unforeseen turmoil.
Jengi Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- teenager
- arrest
- 1960s
- drunken man
- pay day
- loss of boyfriend
- road rage
- vagrant
- peeping through a keyhole
- robbery
- punched in the face
- foot chase
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- fistfight
- young woman
- jealousy
- black and white film
- kiss
- dancefloor
- jail cell
- uniformed police officer
- run over by a ship
- boat ride
- teen drama
- woman stripping
- intoxicated
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- house party
- finland
- black and white
- telephone call
- boat theft
- newborn baby
- waitress
- young man
- sexual harassment
- cigarette smoking
- car ride
- beating
- building site
- montage
- arrested for vagrancy
- drunken woman
- hostel
- young love
- youth culture
- construction worker
- construction site
- helsinki finland
- juvenile delinquency
- city as place of sin
Jengi Cast & Characters
Esko Salminen leads the cast as Paavo Korpela, with Tarja Nurmi as Eeva Raittinen and Paavo Hukkinen as Kalle Kinnunen. Directed by Åke Lindman; 44 actors are credited in all.
- Director Åke Lindman
- Esko Salminen as Paavo Korpela
- Tarja Nurmi as Eeva Raittinen
- Paavo Hukkinen as Kalle Kinnunen
- Siiri Angerkoski as Rakennus-Tilda
Also Starring in Jengi
· 40 more- Irja Kuusla Paavo's Mother (uncredited)
- Aarne Laine Paavo's Father (uncredited)
- Ville-Veikko Salminen Kale
- Kaarlo Wilska
- Matti Lehtelä
- Marja Korhonen Mrs. Kinnunen
- Kauko Kokkonen
- Eino Kaipainen
- Laila Rihte
- Tommi Rinne
- Pertti Roisko Eka
- Liana Kaarina Pipsa
- Arvi Järvinen
- Kauko Vuorensola
- Juha Mäkelä Sake
- Heimo Karppinen
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- Matti Vienovirta Veka
- Senni Nieminen
- Kaisu Puuska
- Taito Mäkelä
- Elin Aaltonen
- Ann-Mari Spjut Kristiina
- Sirpa Rantanen Pirjo
- Herbert Katz
- Sirppa Sivori-Asp
- Eino Grön
- Kari Koskela
- Ossi Räikkä
- Susanna Wilska
- Ville Katz
- Stig Törnroos
- Liisa Hukkinen
- Pentti Tuominen
- Leo Lindblom
- Irina Kugler
- Leo Komaroff
- Erkki Melakoski
- Pärre Förars
- Esa Pethman
- Harry Scheiman
More from Åke Lindman
More films directed by Åke Lindman: Beyond the Front Line and Lapin kullan kimallus.
Jengi Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Gänget” and “Ota minut nuorena”.
- Also known as
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- Gänget
- Ota minut nuorena
- Tag mig som ung
- Storstadsraggare
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Jengi FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Jengi, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Jengi?
Jengi runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Jengi released?
Jengi was released on March 15, 1963.
Who directed Jengi?
Jengi was directed by Åke Lindman.
More films by Åke Lindman Who is in the cast of Jengi?
Jengi stars Esko Salminen as Paavo Korpela, Tarja Nurmi as Eeva Raittinen and Paavo Hukkinen as Kalle Kinnunen, among 44 credited actors.
Does Jengi have a post-credit scene?
No. Jengi has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Jengi in?
The original language of Jengi is Finnish.
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