Vodkaa, komisario Palmu
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu | |
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Directed by | Matti Kassila |
Written by | Matti Kassila (writer) Georg Korkman |
Produced by | Mauno Mäkelä Suomen Filmiteollisuus |
Starring | Joel Rinne Matti Ranin Leo Jokela Viktor Klimenko |
Cinematography | Esko Nevalainen |
Edited by | Juho Gartz |
Music by | Rauno Lehtinen |
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Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu (Vodka, Inspector Palmu) is a 1969 film, the fourth and final part of the Inspector Palmu series. The only part of the series to be filmed in color, the film is also the only one not to be based a novel by Mika Waltari.
The film sees a now-retired and married Palmu helping the Finnish Broadcasting company discover the truth behind the murder of one of their reporters.
Plot Synopsis
An important agreement on a bridge building project is being held between Finland and Soviet Union in secresy, over fears of their political effects. When the press catches wind that the meeting is held at the foreign minister's manor, the talks are hastily moved. A reporter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yleisradio, is murdered on the grounds of the manor and his camera-man is caught by the guards.
The police and Yleisradio can't come to agreement over how to handle the investigation, as the police want to keep the details of the talks a secret. Yleisradio then turns to the retired Palmu to help YLE discover the truth behind the murder. This greatly upsets Inspector Virta, who asks Palmu to stay away from the case. Eventually, Palmu realises that the murder was politically motivated and that a far-right underground group was looking to silence the reporter and saboutage the talks between Finland and the Soviet Union.