People in the Summer Night (1948)
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.
Director:
Valentin Vaala
Writers:
Valentin Vaala, Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi.
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Eila Pehkonen as Helka |
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Martti Katajisto as Nokia |
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Emma Väänänen as Hilja Syrjämäki |
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Eero Roine as Jalmari Syrjämäki |
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Matti Oravisto as Arvid |
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Toivo Hämeranta as Teliranta |
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Tyyne Haarla as Martta Teliranta |
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Maija Nuutinen as Old lady of Teliranta |
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Kaisu Leppänen as Santra Mettälä |
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Matti Lehtelä as Jukka Mettälä |
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Tellervo Nokelainen as Selma Teliranta |
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Erkki Kalakari as Matti Puolamäki |
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Eero Leväluoma as Constable |
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Kaarlo Halttunen as Doctor |
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Toivo Lahti as base farm host |
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Vilho Kekkonen as "gentlemanly" man in Mettälä |
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Hilma Salo as old granny on the road |
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Santeri Karilo as liquor dealer |
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Ale Porkka as the man of the cottage |
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Kerttu Pälvi as Emmi |
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Heikki Packalén as Selma's boyfriend |
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Tarmo Manni as Iivari Pietilä |
| Directing | Valentin Vaala | Director |
| Editing | Valentin Vaala | Editor |
| Production | Risto Orko | Producer |
| Writing | F.E. Sillanpää | Novel |
| Writing | Valentin Vaala | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lea Joutseno | Screenplay |
| Sound | Taneli Kuusisto | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ville Hänninen | Production Design |
| Sound | Evan Englund | Sound |
| Writing | Usko Kemppi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Eino Heino | Director of Photography |