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Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)
Directed by Jack Witikka
Drama, Romance · 1h 31m
In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Cast
Heidi Krohn
Silja Salmelus
Jussi Jurkka
Armas
Aku Korhonen
Rantoon professori
Pentti Siimes
Honkkeli-Väinö
Tommi Rinne
Oskari
Kaarlo Halttunen
Kustaa
Oke Tuuri
Ville
Kullervo Kalske
Siiverin isäntä
Rauha Rentola
Siiverin emäntä
Pentti Irjala
Kierikan isäntä
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Kerttu Hämeranta
Kierikan emäntä
Aino Lohikoski
Sofia
Crew
- Director
- Jack Witikka
- Screenplay
- Juha Nevalainen
- Novel
- F.E. Sillanpää
- Director of Photography
- Kalle Peronkoski
- Original Music Composer
- George de Godzinsky
- Producer
- Veikko Itkonen
Details
- Release date
- 1956-04-26
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- Veikko Itkonen