People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night (1948)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1948-10-09
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 6min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Suomi-Filmi
  • Production Country: Finland
  • Director: Valentin Vaala
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From 11 Ratings

Summary

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

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  • Eila Pehkonen

    as Helka
  • Martti Katajisto

    as Nokia
  • Emma Väänänen

    as Hilja Syrjämäki
  • Eero Roine

    as Jalmari Syrjämäki
  • Matti Oravisto

    as Arvid
  • Toivo Hämeranta

    as Teliranta
  • Tyyne Haarla

    as Martta Teliranta
  • Maija Nuutinen

    as Old lady of Teliranta
  • Kaisu Leppänen

    as Santra Mettälä
  • Matti Lehtelä

    as Jukka Mettälä
  • Tellervo Nokelainen

    as Selma Teliranta
  • Erkki Kalakari

    as Matti Puolamäki
  • Eero Leväluoma

    as Constable
  • Kaarlo Halttunen

    as Doctor
  • Toivo Lahti

    as base farm host
  • Vilho Kekkonen

    as "gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
  • Hilma Salo

    as old granny on the road
  • Santeri Karilo

    as liquor dealer
  • Ale Porkka

    as the man of the cottage
  • Kerttu Pälvi

    as Emmi
  • Heikki Packalén

    as Selma's boyfriend
  • Tarmo Manni

    as Iivari Pietilä
Directing Valentin Vaala Director
Editing Valentin Vaala Editor
Writing F.E. Sillanpää Novel
Production Risto Orko Producer
Writing Lea Joutseno Screenplay
Writing Usko Kemppi Screenplay
Writing Valentin Vaala Screenplay
Sound Evan Englund Sound
Sound Taneli Kuusisto Original Music Composer
Art Ville Hänninen Production Design
Camera Eino Heino Director of Photography

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