The Harvest Month

1956 Finnish drama film

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The Harvest Month

Film poster

Directed by| Matti Kassila
Written by| Matti Kassila
Based on| Elokuu by F. E. Sillanpää
Produced by| Mauno Mäkelä
Starring| Toivo Mäkelä
Cinematography| Esko Nevalainen
Edited by| Nils Holm

Release date

* 5 October 1956 (1956-10-05)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Country| Finland
Language| Finnish

The Harvest Month (Finnish: Elokuu) is a 1956 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila, based on the 1941 novel by F. E. Sillanpää.[1] It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

The Harvest Month was filmed in the spring and summer of 1956. The filming locations were Murole Canal and its surroundings in Ruovesi. The city shots were shot in Tampere, while the interior scenes were shot at the studios in Kulosaari, Helsinki.[1]

## Cast

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* Toivo Mäkelä as Viktor Sundvall
* Emma Väänänen as Saimi Sundvall
* Rauni Luoma as Maija Länsilehto
* Aino-Maija Tikkanen as Tyyne Sundvall
* Rauni Ikäheimo as Iita
* Senni Nieminen as Hanna Nieminen
* Heikki Savolainen as Mauno Viljanen
* Tauno Kajander as Taave
* Sylvi Salonen as Actress
* Topi Kankainen as Alpertti
* Pentti Irjala as the first man at sauna
* Olavi Ahonen as the second man at sauna
* Väinö Luutonen as Väinö Länsilehto
* Keijo Lindroos as Dancing man
* Mauri Jaakkola as Viktor's friend
* Severi Seppänen as Doctor
* Kaija Siikala as Viktor's first love

## References

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1. ^ a b "Elokuu". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Harvest Month". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-08.

## External links

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* The Harvest Month at IMDb

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Films directed by Matti Kassila

Feature films|

* The Radio Burglary (1951)
* The Radio Goes Insane (1952)
* Song of Warsaw (1953)
* The Girl from Moon Bridge (1953)
* Hilma's Name Day (1954)
* The Harvest Month (1956)
* Red Line  (1959)
* Inspector Palmu's Mistake (1960)
* The Scarlet Dove (1961)
* Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
* The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962)
* Let Not One Devil Cross the Bridge (1968)
* Vodka, Inspector Palmu (1969)
* The Headquarters (1970)
* In Adam's Dress and a Bit in Eve's Too (1971)
* Farewell, Mr. President (1987)
* The Glory and Misery of Human Life (1988)

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