Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Täällä Pohjantähden alla
186 min
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.
- Release date
- September 13, 1968
- Country of origin
- Finland
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Cast
- Aarno Sulkanen as Akseli Koskela
- Titta Karakorpi as Elina Koskela
- Risto Taulo as Jussi Koskela
- Anja Pohjola as Alma Koskela
- Kalevi Kahra as Adolf Halme
- Rose-Marie Precht as Ellen Salpakari
- Matti Ranin as Lauri Salpakari
- Mirjam Novero as Anna Kivivuori
- Kauko Helovirta as Otto Kivivuori
- Maija-Leena Soinne as Aune Leppänen
- Paavo Pentikäinen as Aku Koskela
- Tuula Nyman as Elma Laurila
- Pekka Autiovuori as Oskari Kivivuori
- Kaisu Leppänen as Töyryn emäntä
- Esa Saario as Janne Kivivuori
- Elsa Turakainen as Henna Leppänen
- Veikko Sinisalo as Anttoo Laurila
- Aarne Laine as Kalle Töyry
- Eila Rinne as Aliina Laurila
- Juhani Kumpulainen as Antero Mellola
- Kaarlo Halttunen as Preeti Leppänen
- Heikki Kinnunen as Valenti Leppänen
- Helge Herala as Vihtori Kivioja
- Eero Keskitalo as Aleksi Koskela
Crew
- Edvin Laine · Director
- Matti Kassila · Writer
- Edvin Laine · Writer
- Väinö Linna · Writer
- Juha Nevalainen · Writer
- Mauno Mäkelä · Producer
- Heikki Aaltoila · Composer
- Olavi Tuomi · Cinematographer
- Juho Gartz · Editor