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Plot Summary:
Ms. Alli Pelkonen's terrier finds a body from Tähtitorninmäki, that's thought to be a wino at first. But Inspector Palmu knows a little better. And yes, it was a murder. Tähdet kertovat, Komisario Palmu (1962) is directed by Matti Kassila, as were all of these movies. This is the third Inspector Palmu movie. Mika Waltari worked on the script, and after that he came up with the novel.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: black and white
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Italy, France
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller, black and white, cult film
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Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
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The prequel, Komisario Palmun erehdys (1960), was a huge success, but its producer T.J. Särkkä forgot to reserve the filming rights of Mika Waltari's other Palmu-novel "Kuka murhasi rouva Skrofin". Mauno Mäkelä bought the rights and Kaasua, komisario Palmu (1961) was filmed under Fennada-Filmi.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: black and white
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 941
Genere: Comedy, Crime
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Duration: 100 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
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IMDB Votes: 131
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 119
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 348
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 710
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 651
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 773
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IMDB Votes: 575
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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