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Toy Gangster is a film of genre Comedy directed by Ere Kokkonen with Spede Pasanen
Toy Gangster (1969)
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Add to a movie listLeikkikalugangsteri (English: The Toy Gangster) is a 1969 comedy directed by Ere Kokkonen, written and starring Spede Pasanen. It was released the same year as Spede's Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut and Pohjan tähteet. Though the film is principally in black and white, the last 20 minutes are filmed in colour.
Kari Sohlberg won the 1970 Jussi Award nomination for Best Cinematography jointly for the film along with Jörn Donner's Sixtynine 69 and Pohjan tähteet.
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Jim King (Spede Pasanen) is the rich owner of a toy company and a constant pain for his closest competitor Krakström (Juhani Kumpulainen) from whom he keeps snatching important toy contracts. As a result, Krakström's company is nearing bankruptcy, which causes friction when King starts dating Krakström's daughter Sylvi (Tamara Lund).Actors
Spede Pasanen
(Jim King)
Vesa-Matti Loiri
(Kamreeri)
Tamara Lund
(Sylvi Krakström)
Simo Salminen
(pääinsinööri Sulo Räntävaara, "Lahtari-Lösse")
Juhani Kumpulainen
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