People in the Summer Night (1948)

People in the Summer Night (1948)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1948-10-09 Finland 66 Min. PG-13
6.3 11 votes
Drama

Overview

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover. New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life.

Cast

Eila Pehkonen is Helka
Helka
Martti Katajisto is Nokia
Nokia
Emma Väänänen is Hilja Syrjämäki
Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine is Jalmari Syrjämäki
Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto is Arvid
Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta is Teliranta
Teliranta
Tyyne Haarla is Martta Teliranta
Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen is Old lady of Teliranta
Old lady of Teliranta
Kaisu Leppänen is Santra Mettälä
Santra Mettälä
Matti Lehtelä is Jukka Mettälä
Jukka Mettälä
Tellervo Nokelainen is Selma Teliranta
Selma Teliranta
Erkki Kalakari is Matti Puolamäki
Matti Puolamäki
Eero Leväluoma is Constable
Constable
Kaarlo Halttunen is Doctor
Doctor
Toivo Lahti is base farm host
base farm host
Vilho Kekkonen is
"gentlemanly" man in Mettälä
Hilma Salo is old granny on the road
old granny on the road
Santeri Karilo is liquor dealer
liquor dealer
Ale Porkka is the man of the cottage
the man of the cottage
Kerttu Pälvi is Emmi
Emmi
Heikki Packalén is Selma's boyfriend
Selma's boyfriend
Tarmo Manni is Iivari Pietilä
Iivari Pietilä

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