''The Harvest Month'' ( fi, Elokuu) is a 1956 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Matti Kassila Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on t ...

. It was entered into the

1957 Cannes Film Festival The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. ''Nights of Cabiria'' by Federico Fellini, ''La casa del ángel'' by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, ''A Man Escaped'' by Robert Bresson, and ''The Seventh Seal'' by Ingmar Bergman were entere ...

Cast

Toivo Mäkelä Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960. Partial filmogr ...

as Viktor Sundvall *

Emma Väänänen Emma Väänänen (22 December 1907 – 20 February 1970) was a Finnish film actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1941 and 1969. She was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival in 1959. Selected filmography * ' ...

as Saimi Sundvall *

Rauni Luoma Rauni Maria Erika Luoma-Ervi (15 October 1911 – 12 January 1996) was a Finnish actress. Her career peaked at the Finnish National Theatre in 1955–1978. She also appeared in 25 films between 1935 and 1984. Selected filmography * ''A Nigh ...

as Maija Länsilehto *

Aino-Maija Tikkanen Aino-Maija Tikkanen (2 November 1927 – 3 March 2014) was a Finnish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1954 and 2010 and had a long career at theatre. She died on 3 March 2014 at the age of 86. Selected filmography * ''Evakko'' (1 ...

as Tyyne Sundvall * Rauni Ikäheimo as Iita * Senni Nieminen as Hanna Nieminen * Heikki Savolainen as Mauno Viljanen * Tauno Kajander as Taave *

Sylvi Salonen Sylvi Inkeri Salonen (1 March 1920 – 23 December 2003) was a Finnish actress. Most of her career, 1949−1985, she worked for Tampereen Työväen Teatteri while also appearing on television and in films. The term "diva" was often attached to he ...

as Actress *

Topi Kankainen ''Damaliscus lunatus jimela'' is a subspecies of topi, and is usually just called a topi. It is a highly social and fast type of antelope found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. Names The word ''tope'' or ...

as Alpertti *

Pentti Irjala Pentti Irjala (23 September 1911 – 25 June 1982) was a Finnish actor. Career Since 1959, Irjala worked for the Finnish National Theatre. He appeared in over a hundred films, making him the actor with one of the longest careers in Finnish film ...

as the first man at sauna *

Olavi Ahonen Kauko Olavi Ahonen (21 July 1923 in Tikkakoski – 1 September 2000 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish film actor. Ahonen first appeared in film in 1954 and made many appearances in Finnish film between then and 1997. He also appeared in ma ...

as the second man at sauna *

Väinö Luutonen Väinö is a masculine given name found most commonly in Finland and may refer to: *Väinö Auer (1895–1981), Finnish geologist and geographer * Väinö Bremer (1899–1964), Finnish biathlete and modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor * V� ...

as Väinö Länsilehto *

Keijo Lindroos Keijo may refer to: *Keijō, a former name of Seoul, South Korea *Keijo (given name) Keijo is a masculine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Keijo Huusko (born 1980), Finnish footballer * Keijo Kuusela (1921–1984), Finni ...

as Dancing man *

Mauri Jaakkola Mauri (from which derives the English term "Moors") was the Latin designation for the Berber population of Mauretania, located in the part of North Africa west of Numidia, in present-day northern Morocco and northwestern Algeria. Name ''Maur ...

as Viktor's friend *

Severi Seppänen Severi may refer to: *Severi (surname), Italian surname *Severan dynasty, dynasty of Roman emperors, ruling in the late 2nd and early 3rd century *Severi (tribe), tribe that participated in the formation of the First Bulgarian Empire in the 7th cen ...

as Doctor *

Kaija Siikala Kaija is a contemporary feminine personal name thought to have arisen as a Finnic variant of the Katrin, or alternatively from Katariina. Among the people who share this name are: * Kaija Aarikka (1929-2014), Finnish designer * Kaija Juurikkala ...

as Viktor's first love

References

External links

* 1956 films 1950s Finnish-language films 1956 drama films Finnish black-and-white films Films directed by Matti Kassila Finnish drama films {{Finland-film-stub