Total Balalaika Show (1994)
57 min
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 traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman."
- Release date
- May 26, 1994
- Country of origin
- Finland, Sweden
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Twist-Twist Erkinharju as Self
- Ben Granfelt as Self
- Sakke Järvenpää as Self
- Sakari Kuosmanen as Self
- Jore Marjaranta as Self
- Ekke Niiva as Self
- Jyri Närvänen as Self
- Pemo Ojala as Self
- Silu Seppälä as Self
- Mauri Sumén as Self
- Mato Valtonen as Self
- Atte Blom as Self (uncredited)
- Kirsi Tykkyläinen as Self (uncredited)
- Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble as Themselves, choir
Crew
- Aki Kaurismäki · Director
- Aki Kaurismäki · Writer
- Aki Kaurismäki · Producer
- Boris Aleksandrov · Composer
- Tipe Johnson · Composer
- Pekka Aine · Cinematographer
- Tahvo Hirvonen · Cinematographer
- Heikki Ortamo · Cinematographer
- Timo Salminen · Cinematographer
- Timo Linnasalo · Editor