'Sgt Major Körmy and the Field Marshal's Baton'
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva (Fältväbel Körmy och marskalkens stav)
L'adjutant Körmy et le bâton de maréchal (French title)
Feldwebel Körmy und der Marschallstab (German title)

Finland 1990 colour 111min National-Filmi Oy, Finnkino Oy

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Comedy

cast: Heikki Kinnunen (SM Körmy), Pentti Siimes (Tossavainen), Tom Pöysti (Ville Pienimäki), Vesa Vierikko (Kuortti), Pekka Huotari (Lauri Hakkarainen), Pertti Koivula (Tauno Sulonen), Jukka Puotila (Per-Olof Friman), Elina Pohjanpää (Mrs. Tossavainen), Eija Vilpas (Mrs. Pienimäki), Milka Ahlroth (Mariina), Katariina Kaitue (Kristiina), Susanna Haavisto (Paula), Samuli Edelmann (Masa), Jyrki Kovaleff (Jantunen), Jani Volanen, Taneli Mäkelä, Maria Melin, Kata Kärkkäinen, Keijo Komppa, Aarno Sulkanen, Aarre Karén, Kai Hyttinen, Eija Ahvo, Ville Virtanen, Titta Jokinen, Kauko Helovirta, Vesa Mäkelä, Jukka Virtanen, Ere Kokkonen, Aleksi Mäkelä
credits: dir. Ere Kokkonen (also script), music Aarno Raninen

Sgt major Körmy has a task to give for his good soldiers: they'll have to find field marshal's baton to win a game. This is a farce comedy of army and its traditions. Every part of Sgt major Körmy series has lots of army jokes, one part takes a look into female soldiers (then quite new thing in Finnish army), another into submarine business (submarines are not allowed for Finnish army) and so on...

Every part of the serie is heavily overacted as that would make them funny. You may like them, if you like Police Academy series. There's many similar things in these two different series, this one is only produced with a lower budget.

The title role was written for actor Heikki Kinnunen. He played the very same role also in the movie Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra (1991). Kalevi Kahra joined into the cast in 1991 as general Gustafsson.

Other parts of the serie:
2. Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet, 1991 [Sergeant-major Körmy and Underwater Stuff]
3. Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät, 1992 [Sergeant-major Körmy and the Southern Fruits]
4. Vääpeli Körmy: Taisteluni, 1994 (Vääpeli Körmy - Min kampp) [Sergeant-major Körmy - Mein Kampf]
5. Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava, 1997

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