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Total Balalaika Show

Total Balalaika Show

1994Movie⏱️ 57mNot Rated
DocumentaryComedyMusic
6.8
IMDB Rating
1,032 votes

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more ...

Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble, Twist-Twist Erkinharju, Ben Granfelt
Release Date
July 2, 1994
Language
Finnish, English, French, Russian
Country
Finland
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble
Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble
as Themselves, choir
Twist-Twist Erkinharju
Twist-Twist Erkinharju
as Self
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Ben Granfelt
as Self
Sakke Järvenpää
Sakke Järvenpää
as Self
Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Kuosmanen
as Self
Jore Marjaranta
Jore Marjaranta
as Self
👤
Jyri Närvänen
as Self
👤
Ekke Niiva
as Self
Pemo Ojala
Pemo Ojala
as Self
Silu Seppälä
Silu Seppälä
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland
Production
Provisual, Sputnik

🏷️ Keywords

reference to vladimir leninreference to tom jonessongrussianchoir

🎯 Categories

FinnishComedyDocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

A quite enjoyable filmed concert
by MaxBorg892006-10-03
8/10

"Total Balalaika Show is often wrongly described as "the third Leningrad Cowboys movie". That's not really correct: the Show is, in fact, a concert, featuring the Cowboys and the Red Army Choir, which took place in Helsinki. Aki Kaurismäki, who directed the Leningrad Cowboys flicks, filmed this concert and made it known to the world. The biggest pleasure of seeing this event is the discovery that, contrary to popular belief, the Leningrad Cowboys aren't bad at all. That's just something they made up for the movies. Just watch them as they take Helsinki by storm with th..."

📖 Synopsis

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more ...