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The Harvest Month

65 %|Oct 5, 1956|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Esko Nevalainen
Director of Photography
Lauri Elo
Production Design
Matti Kassila
Director
Nils Holm
Editor
Gösta Salminen
Sound
Matti Kassila
Screenplay
Ahti Sonninen
Original Music Composer
F.E. Sillanpää
Novel

Cast

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Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall
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Emma Väänänen
Saima Sundvall
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Rauni Luoma
Maija Länsilehto
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Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall
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Senni Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
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Heikki Savolainen
Mauno Viljanen
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Pentti Irjala
Mies saunalla
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Olavi Ahonen
Mies saunalla
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Keijo Lindroos
Mies tansseissa
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Mauri Jaakkola
Ylioppilaskaveri
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Kaija Siikala
Nuoruudenrakastettu
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Matti Kassila
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Kari Åkerberg
Viljo Sundvall (uncredited)
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Tommi Rinne
Juhlija (uncredited)
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Leo Jokela
Juhlija (uncredited)
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Leo Lastumäki
Saarinen (uncredited)
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Seppo Sariola
Väinö Länsilehto (uncredited)