The Land of Our Ancesters
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The Land of Our Ancesters is a 1973
Finnish drama film
directed by Rauni Mollberg
and based on the novel Maa on syntinen laulu by late Finnish author Timo K. Mukka
. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival
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1973 in film
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
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 Rauni Mollberg
Rauni Mollberg
Rauni Mollberg was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies.In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for YLE. He directed a version of The Unknown Soldier in 1985, 30 years after Edvin Laine directed the original version of it. Mollberg's movie's plot was same as Laine's movie...
and based on the novel Maa on syntinen laulu by late Finnish author Timo K. Mukka
Timo K. Mukka
Timo Kustaa Mukka was a Finnish author who wrote about the lives of people in Lapland.-Life and work:Timo Mukka was born in Bollnäs in Sweden...
. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival
24th Berlin International Film Festival
The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1974.-Jury:* Rodolfo Kuhn * Margaret Hinxmann* Pietro Bianchi* Gérard Ducaux-Rupp* Kurt Heinz* Akira Iwasaki* Arthur Knight* Manfred Purzer...
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Cast
- Maritta Viitamäki - Martta Mäkelä
- Pauli Jauhojärvi - Juhani Mäkelä
- Aimo Saukko - Old man Mäkelä
- Milja Hiltunen - Alli Mäkelä
- Sirkka Saarnio - Elina Pouta
- Niiles-Jouni Aikio - Oula
- Veikko Kotavuopio - Kurki-Pertti
- Jouko Hiltunen - Hannes
- Osmo Hettula - The preacher
- Maija-Liisa Ahlgren - Aino Liinukorpi
- Kauko Jauhojärvi - Antti Lanto
- Irja Uusisalmi - Anna Kurkela
- Eelis Tiensuu - Poudan isäntä
- Elsa Kellinsalmi - Poudan emäntä
- Toivo Lampela - Outakodan vanhaisäntä