The Harvest Month
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The Harvest Month is a 1956
Finnish drama film
directed by Matti Kassila
. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival
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1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
Finnish drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila is a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 60s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari...
. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival
1957 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*André Maurois *Jean Cocteau *Maurice Genevoix *Georges Huisman *Maurice Lehmann *Marcel Pagnol *Michael Powell *Jules Romains...
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Cast
- Toivo Mäkelä - Viktor Sundvall
- Emma Väänänen - Saimi Sundvall
- Rauni Luoma - Maija Länsilehto
- Aino-Maija TikkanenAino-Maija TikkanenAino-Maija Tikkanen is a Finnish film actress. She has appeared in 15 films since 1954.-External links:...
- Tyyne Sundvall - Rauni IkäheimoRauni IkäheimoRauni Ikäheimo was a Finnish film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1951 and 1993.-Selected filmography:* The Harvest Month * Uuno Turhapuro -External links:...
- Iita - Senni Nieminen - Hanna Nieminen
- Heikki SavolainenHeikki Savolainen (actor)Heikki Savolainen was a Finnish actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 Tuntematon sotilas...
- Mauno Viljanen - Tauno Kajander - Taave
- Sylvi Salonen - Actress
- Topi Kankainen - Alpertti
- Pentti Irjala - 1# man at sauna
- Olavi AhonenOlavi AhonenOlavi Ahonen was a Finnish film actor.Ahonen first appeared in film in 1954 and made many appearances in Finnish film between then and 1997 appearing in films such as the Rauni Mollberg historical film Aika hyvä ihmiseksi in 1977. He has also appeared in many films by Spede Pasanen...
- 2# man at sauna - Väinö Luutonen - Väinö Länsilehto
- Keijo Lindroos - Dancing man
- Mauri Jaakkola - Viktor's friend
- Severi Seppänen - Doctor
- Kaija Siikala - Viktor's first love