The Harvest Month
Overview
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.
Release date
05/10/1956
Votes
11
Popularity
1.8
Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall
Emma Väänänen
Saima Sundvall
Rauni Luoma
Maija Länsilehto
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall
Rauni Ikäheimo
Iita
Senni Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
Heikki Savolainen
Mauno Viljanen
Tauno Kajander
Taave
Sylvi Salonen
Actress
Topi Kankainen
Alpertti
Pentti Irjala
Mies saunalla
Olavi Ahonen
Mies saunalla
Keijo Lindroos
Mies tansseissa
Mauri Jaakkola
Ylioppilaskaveri
Severi Seppänen
Lääkäri
Kaija Siikala
Nuoruudenrakastettu
Matti Kassila
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kari Åkerberg
Viljo Sundvall (uncredited)
Tommi Rinne
Juhlija (uncredited)
Leo Jokela
Juhlija (uncredited)
Leo Lastumäki
Saarinen (uncredited)
Seppo Sariola
Väinö Länsilehto (uncredited)
Original Soundtrack
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Soul on Fire
The Dream Woman
Youth Without Youth
Little Girl Fly Away
Love in the Time of Cholera
El Dorado
I Am Legend
The Bikeriders
It Feels So Good
Riding the Metro
Shooter
Earth
Running with Scissors
Sin
Twisted Fate
Carlito's Way
Murder in Three Acts
The Lackered Box
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