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Production Companies
People in the Summer Night (Ihmiset suviyössä)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Valentin Vaala
Producer: Risto Orko
Screenplay: Lea Joutseno, Usko Kemppi, Valentin Vaala
Director of Photography: Eino Heino
Top Cast
Eila Pehkonen
Helka
Martti Katajisto
Nokia
Emma Väänänen
Hilja Syrjämäki
Eero Roine
Jalmari Syrjämäki
Matti Oravisto
Arvid
Toivo Hämeranta
Teliranta
Tyyne Haarla
Martta Teliranta
Maija Nuutinen
Old lady of Teliranta
Videos
Trailer: Ihmiset suviyössä / People in the Summer Night (1948)
