People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night

1948
1h 6m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Suomi-Filmi
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Quick Facts

Original Title Ihmiset suviyössä
Release Date October 9, 1948
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt0040465

Cast

Eila Pehkonen
Eila Pehkonen

Helka

Martti Katajisto
Martti Katajisto

Nokia

Emma Väänänen
Emma Väänänen

Hilja Syrjämäki

Eero Roine
Eero Roine

Jalmari Syrjämäki

Matti Oravisto
Matti Oravisto

Arvid

Toivo Hämeranta
Toivo Hämeranta

Teliranta

Tyyne Haarla
Tyyne Haarla

Martta Teliranta

Maija Nuutinen
Maija Nuutinen

Old lady of Teliranta

Kaisu Leppänen
Kaisu Leppänen

Santra Mettälä

Matti Lehtelä
Matti Lehtelä

Jukka Mettälä

Tellervo Nokelainen
Tellervo Nokelainen

Selma Teliranta

Erkki Kalakari
Erkki Kalakari

Matti Puolamäki

Key Crew

Valentin Vaala
Director
Risto Orko
Producer
Valentin Vaala
Screenplay
Lea Joutseno
Screenplay
Usko Kemppi
Screenplay