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Eight Deadly Shots (1972)
Directed by Mikko Niskanen
Drama · 2h 25m
Small-scale farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. Rest of the movie is a long flashback examining the events that finally leads to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks gradually deeper and deeper into the poverty, gets into trouble with both police and tax officials while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a true story.
Cast
Mikko Niskanen
Pasi
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala
Vaimo - Pasi's Wife
Paavo Pentikäinen
Reiska
T
Tauno Paananen
Tauno, "Tanu"
E
Elina Liimatainen
Elina, "Ellu"
A
Ari Vainiontaus
Ari
M
Mauno Argillander
Manu
S
Sulo Hokkanen
Sulo Kokki
I
Ilmari Piilonen
Riistapäällikkö - gamekeeper
Y
Yrjö Liehunen
Kauppias - Shopkeeper
K
Kalle Kellokangas
Kalle
O
Olavi Tervahartiala
Taisto Kokki
Crew
- Director
- Mikko Niskanen
- Writer
- Mikko Niskanen
- Director of Photography
- Mikko Niskanen, Juhani Voutilainen, Seppo Immonen, Kimmo Simula, Juhani Sarro
- Original Music Composer
- Erkki Ertama
- Editor
- Jörn Donner, Jyrki Rapp
- Producer
- Mikko Niskanen
Details
- Original title
- Kahdeksan surmanluotia
- Release date
- 1972-09-15
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- YLE, Käpy-Filmi