# Cross of Love

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{{short description|1946 Finnish film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Cross of Love
| image = Cross of Love.jpg
| caption =
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fi|Rakkauden risti}}
| director = [Teuvo Tulio](/source/Teuvo_Tulio)
| producer = Teuvo Tulio
| writer =  {{ill|Nisse Hirn|fi}}
| based_on = {{Based on|"[The Stationmaster](/source/The_Stationmaster_(short_story))"|[Alexander Pushkin](/source/Alexander_Pushkin)}}
| narrator =
| starring = [Regina Linnanheimo](/source/Regina_Linnanheimo) <br> {{ill|Oscar Tengström|fi}} <br> [Ville Salminen](/source/Ville_Salminen)
| music = [Tauno Marttinen](/source/Tauno_Marttinen)
| cinematography = {{ill|Uno Pihlström|fi}} <br> [Pentti Lintonen](/source/Pentti_Lintonen)
| editing = Teuvo Tulio
| studio = Tuxan Film
| distributor = Väinän Filmi
| released ={{Film date|1946|03|08|df=yes}}
| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = Finland
| language = [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Cross of Love''''' ({{Langx|fi|'''Rakkauden risti'''|links=no}}) is a 1946 Finnish [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Teuvo Tulio](/source/Teuvo_Tulio) and starring [Regina Linnanheimo](/source/Regina_Linnanheimo), {{ill|Oscar Tengström|fi}} and [Ville Salminen](/source/Ville_Salminen).<ref>Qvist & von Bagh p.267</ref> It is based on the short story "[The Stationmaster](/source/The_Stationmaster_(short_story))" by [Alexander Pushkin](/source/Alexander_Pushkin). The film was shot in parallel with the [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language)-language version ''{{ill|Kärlekens kors|fi}}''.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [Regina Linnanheimo](/source/Regina_Linnanheimo) as Riitta
* {{ill|Oscar Tengström|fi}} as Majakka-Kalle
* [Ville Salminen](/source/Ville_Salminen) as Mauri Holmberg
* [Rauli Tuomi](/source/Rauli_Tuomi) as Henrik Hormi
* {{ill|Pentti Viljanen|fi}} as Pekka
* {{ill|Tuli Arjo|fi}} as Singer
* {{ill|Lauri Korpela|fi}} as Pilot
* {{ill|Hilly Lindqvist|fi}} as Saara
* {{ill|Senja Soitso|fi}} as Maija
* [Elli Ylimaa](/source/Elli_Ylimaa) as Manageress of the dressmaker's shop
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0038870}}
* {{Elonet title|stream=yes}}

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Category:1946 films
Category:1940s Finnish films
Category:1940s Finnish-language films
Category:1940s multilingual films
Category:1946 drama films
Category:Films based on The Stationmaster
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Category:Finnish black-and-white films
Category:Finnish drama films
Category:Finnish multilingual films

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