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Taina Elg
Actress 1930 - 2025

Taina Elg

Helsinki, Finland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Taina Elg (born 9 March 1930, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish-American actress and dancer. She has appeared on stage, film and television. She was born in Helsinki, but later raised in Turku by her parents, Helena Dobroumova (of... Read full bio →

Filmography

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The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Barbra Streisand 1996 2h 6m 5.7

Rose Morgan (Barbara Streisand), who still lives with her mother (Lauren Bacall), is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin (Jeff Bridges), a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect.

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Woody Allen 1994 1h 31m 6.0

An ordinary American family goes on vacation to Europe. Because of the Cold War they are stuck in the U.S. Embassy surrounding by the Soviet forces.

Liebestraum

Liebestraum

Mike Figgis 1991 1h 52m 6.0

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

Hercules in New York

Hercules in New York

Arthur Allan Seidelman 1970 1h 32m 4.0

Hercules (Schwarzenegger) is sent to Earth where he finds true love and starts a promising career in the bodybuilder business.

Le baccanti

Le baccanti

Giorgio Ferroni 1961 1h 42m

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.

Mission of Danger

Mission of Danger

George Waggner, Jacques Tourneur 1960 1h 20m 6.0

After his Rangers (Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett) are caught during a raid, a major (Keith Larsen) must infiltrate the French army to save his men.

Watusi

Watusi

Kurt Neumann 1959 1h 25m 4.0

Following WWI, fortune hunter Allen Quartermain's son Harry travels to Africa to search for King Solomon's mines. He dons a special medallion given by his father from the Watusi tribe, who guard the mines. Along the way, Harry and his friend Rick meet and take with them Erica, daughter of a missionary killed by a local tribe.

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Ralph Thomas 1959 1h 33m 5.5

Remake of the classic hitchcock movie. Whilst generally not as good, it is a rather fun movie, and more lighthearted than the original. This is largely due to Kenneth More's acting.

Les Girls

Les Girls

George Cukor 1957 1h 54m 6.0

The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

Richard Thorpe 1955 1h 52m 5.0

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.

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