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The Harvest Month
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October 5, 1956
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Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Matti Kassila
Director
F.E. Sillanpää
Novel
Nils Holm
Editor
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Cast
![Toivo Mäkelä](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//c81Z1DfVKB00pVagsXmOpnMyJfR.jpg)
Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall
![Emma Väänänen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//gWkSsNQLOKY8VYWuqKy8cQCbVnI.jpg)
Emma Väänänen
Saima Sundvall
![Rauni Luoma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//FSQfW7jMetZakpKHzAsjRMRjT3.jpg)
Rauni Luoma
Maija Länsilehto
![Aino-Maija Tikkanen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//fScDILvykvMJuEhsAdtoSDpxOqM.jpg)
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall
![Rauni Ikäheimo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//f8ul50NpkpOjDAs42FWpcMe5uBV.jpg)
Rauni Ikäheimo
Iita