Release Date

05 Oct, 1956

Runtime

01:34: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Elokuu

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Actors

Toivo Mäkelä

Emma Väänänen

Rauni Luoma

Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Rauni Ikäheimo

Senni Nieminen

Heikki Savolainen

Tauno Kajander

Sylvi Salonen

Topi Kankainen

Pentti Irjala

Olavi Ahonen

Keijo Lindroos

Mauri Jaakkola

Severi Seppänen

Kaija Siikala

Matti Kassila

Kari Åkerberg

Tommi Rinne

Leo Jokela

Leo Lastumäki

Crew

Esko Nevalainen

Lauri Elo

Matti Kassila

Gösta Salminen

Nils Holm

Matti Kassila

Ahti Sonninen

F.E. Sillanpää

Mauno Mäkelä

Eila Lehto

Mauri Jaakkola

Kauno Roininen