Overview
Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the novel Juha
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Music
Music by Tauno Pylkkänen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Osmo Harkimo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- T.J. SärkkäScreenplay
- Juhani AhoNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 9, 1956
- Original language
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
Production
Cast
Elina PohjanpääMarja
Eino KaipainenJuha
Veikko UusimäkiUhtuan Shemeikka- Annie MörkJuha's Mother
Kerstin NylanderShemeikka's Mother
Assi NortiaAnja
Eila PehkonenKaisa (uncredited)- Elsa SylvesterssonKaunotar (uncredited)
- Seppo SariolaHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- Hannes VeivoHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- Matti AroHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
Heimo LepistöHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
Matti LehteläHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)- Seppo KarjalainenHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- Arttu SuuntalaHiilenpolttaja (uncredited)
- Eero KosteikkoUhtualainen (uncredited)
- Mirja KaristoKesätyttö (uncredited)
- Outi VahteraKesätyttö (uncredited)
Tapio HämäläinenUhtualainen (uncredited)
Anton SoiniUhtualainen (uncredited)
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