The Song of the Gallows is based on a medieval, seventeenth-century story about a magic violin that saves the life of a Roma man from the gallows. The Polish princess Katarina Jagellonica arrives in Finland in order to get married to Duke Juhana; after listening to the Romani musician playing his instrument she agrees to his request that all the gallows should be torn down in the country to save the Roma from execution.
Genre: Drama, Animation, History
Stars: Saara Pakkasvirta, Priscilla Bergey
Crew: Katariina Lillqvist (Editor), Miloslav Špála (Animation), Miloslav Špála (Camera Operator), Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly (Director of Photography), Esko Mäkinen (Music), Zbyněk Mader (Sound)
Country: Czech Republic, Finland, Norway
Language: English, suomi, Română
Studio: Osuuskunta Camera Cagliostro, AVEK, Hafan Film, KRO Youth, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Suomen Elokuvasäätiö, YLE, Česká televize
Runtime: 9 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 06, 2002
IMDb: 10
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