Overview
A story takes place within one summery day in a place called Putkinotko on the shore of lake Saimaa in the early 20th century. Juutas and Rosina Käkriäinen are poor sharecroppers struggling to feed their ten children, so they run a liquor selling business on the side...
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Based on
Based on the novel Putkinotko
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Setting
Set in Putkinotko
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Joel LehtonenNovel
- Urpo LauriScreenplay
- Roland af HällströmScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 10, 1954
- Original language
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
Production
Cast
Elvi SaarnioRosina Käkriäinen
Matti LehteläJuutas Käkriäinen- Lasse PöystiMalakias
- Ritva JuhantoSaara
- Jorma KutvonenAnanias
Sirkka SaarnioLeja- Ilari PaatsoTopi
- Pirjo PaatsoSanukka
- Reijo SuomalainenJopi
- Leena RahikkaEsteri
- Raija SuomalainenRepekka
- Heikki JalkanenLuukas
- Sylva RossiPertta
- Ari LaineMauno Kypenäinen
Pentti ViljanenAapeli Muttinen- Maija KekäläinenMummo
Leni KatajakoskiSanelma Kinnunen- Hillevi RautioLyygia
Matti AulosApteekkari
Heimo LepistöFarmaseutti
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