The Harvest Month (1956)
The Harvest Month (1956) - Drama Movies 94 minutes. . 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. based on novel or book, alcoholism
Released: Oct 05, 1956
Runtime: 94 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Toivo Mäkelä, Emma Väänänen, Rauni Luoma, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Rauni Ikäheimo, Senni Nieminen
Crew: Matti Kassila (Director), F.E. Sillanpää (Novel), Nils Holm (Editor), Gösta Salminen (Sound), Esko Nevalainen (Director of Photography), Lauri Elo (Production Design)