The Stolen Death

{{short description|1938 Finnish film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara}}

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| director = Nyrki Tapiovaara

| screenplay = Erik Blomberg
Matti Kurjensaari
Eino Mäkinen

| based_on = "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt

| producer = Erik Blomberg

| starring =

| cinematography = Erik Blomberg
Olavi Gunnari

| editing = Erik Blomberg
Nyrki Tapiovaara

| music = George de Godzinsky

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| released = {{Film date|1938|9|4|df=yes}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

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The Stolen Death ({{Langx|fi|Varastettu kuolema}}) is a 1938 Finnish thriller film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara. The story is set in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1904, and is about a group of Finnish activists in Helsinki who develop into a revolutionary force for Finnish independence. The film is based on the 1919 short story "The Meat-Grinder" by Runar Schildt. Unlike the original story, the film is not set during the 1918 Finnish Civil War because of its sensitive subject at the time, but the events were set during the Russo-Japanese War instead.Marita Hietasaari: [https://kirjamarih.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/Runar_Schildt_Kotiinpaluu-1.pdf Harhaanjohdettuja – Runar Schildt: Kotiinpaluu ja muita novelleja] (in Finnish)Kimmo Laine: Elämän ja kuoleman lihamylly, p. 68. Lähikuva, 2/2017. (in Finnish)

The film was released on 4 September 1938.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elonet.fi/fi/elokuva/107837|title=Varastettu kuolema|language=Finnish|work=Elonet|accessdate=2016-04-26}}