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