Song of the Gallows

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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.

Cast

Saara Pakkasvirta
Narrator (voice: Finnish version)
Priscilla Bergey
Narrator (voice: English version)

Crew

Katariina Lillqvist
Director, Writer, Editor
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Director of Photography, Animation
Jyrki Kaipainen
Producer
Miloslav Špála
Camera Operator, Animation
Zbyněk Mader
Sound
Esko Mäkinen
Music

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