About the film
based on novel or book alcoholism
The Harvest Month
Release Date: October 05, 1956
| Year | : | 1956 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Fennada-Filmi |
| Director | : | Matti Kassila |
| Producers | : | Mauno Mäkelä |
| Writers | : | Matti Kassila, F.E. Sillanpää |
| RunTime | : | 94 mins. |
The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline and fall of a once-proud family, thanks to the alcoholism of its paterfamilias. Toivo Makela delivers a powerfully effective performance as the inebriated protagonist, avoiding the usual "drunken" cliches. The overlong running time, coupled with the downbeat nature of the subject, limited the film's worldwide appeal.
Main Actors
Toivo Mäkelä
Character : Viktor Sundvall
Emma Väänänen
Character : Saima Sundvall
Rauni Luoma
Character : Maija Länsilehto
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Character : Tyyne Sundvall
Rauni Ikäheimo
Character : Iita
Senni Nieminen
Character : Hanna Nieminen
Heikki Savolainen
Character : Mauno Viljanen
Tauno Kajander
Character : Taave
Sylvi Salonen
Character : Actress
Topi Kankainen
Character : Alpertti
Pentti Irjala
Character : Mies saunalla
Olavi Ahonen
Character : Mies saunalla
Keijo Lindroos
Character : Mies tansseissa
Mauri Jaakkola
Character : Ylioppilaskaveri
Severi Seppänen
Character : Lääkäri
Kaija Siikala
Character : Nuoruudenrakastettu
Matti Kassila
Character : Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kari Åkerberg
Character : Viljo Sundvall (uncredited)
Tommi Rinne
Character : Juhlija (uncredited)
Leo Jokela
Character : Juhlija (uncredited)
Leo Lastumäki
Character : Saarinen (uncredited)
Seppo Sariola
Character : Väinö Länsilehto (uncredited)
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