Poster of People in the Summer Night

People in the Summer Night

Plot: A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside
Release Date: Saturday, October 9 1948
75 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Eila PehkonenEila Pehkonen
Eila Pehkonen was
23 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Helka'.
Sat, Oct 18 1924 –
Tue, Sep 10 1991
Portrait of Martti KatajistoMartti Katajisto
Martti Katajisto was
21 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Nokia'.
Mon, Dec 06 1926 –
Tue, Jan 25 2000
Portrait of Emma VäänänenEmma Väänänen
Emma Väänänen was
40 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Hilja Syrjämäki'.
Sun, Dec 22 1907 –
Fri, Feb 20 1970
Portrait of Eero RoineEero Roine
Eero Roine was
44 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Jalmari Syrjämäki'.
Wed, Feb 10 1904 –
Wed, Jun 08 1966
Portrait of Matti OravistoMatti Oravisto
Matti Oravisto was
26 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Arvid'.
Sun, Oct 23 1921 –
Thu, Nov 15 2001
Portrait of Toivo HämerantaToivo Hämeranta
Toivo Hämeranta was
48 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Teliranta'.
Thu, Sep 20 1900 –
Sat, Nov 15 1969
Portrait of Tyyne HaarlaTyyne Haarla
Tyyne Haarla was
55 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Martta Teliranta'.
Wed, Nov 02 1892 –
Mon, Nov 18 1968
Portrait of Maija NuutinenMaija Nuutinen
Maija Nuutinen was
>> in People in the Summer Night
as 'Old lady of Teliranta'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaisu LeppänenKaisu Leppänen
Kaisu Leppänen was
43 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Santra Mettälä'.
Thu, Oct 13 1904 –
Thu, Mar 04 1993
Portrait of Matti LehteläMatti Lehtelä
Matti Lehtelä was
42 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Jukka Mettälä'.
Mon, May 28 1906 –
Tue, Apr 13 1971
Portrait of Tellervo NokelainenTellervo Nokelainen
Tellervo Nokelainen was
>> in People in the Summer Night
as 'Selma Teliranta'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Erkki KalakariErkki Kalakari
Erkki Kalakari was
36 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Matti Puolamäki'.
Mon, Jan 01 1912
Portrait of Eero LeväluomaEero Leväluoma
Eero Leväluoma was
52 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Constable'.
Sat, Jun 06 1896 –
Tue, Nov 18 1969
Portrait of Kaarlo HalttunenKaarlo Halttunen
Kaarlo Halttunen was
39 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Doctor'.
Wed, Aug 18 1909 –
Sat, Mar 08 1986
Portrait of Toivo LahtiToivo Lahti
Toivo Lahti was
42 in People in the Summer Night
as 'base farm host'.
Wed, Dec 13 1905 –
Thu, Jan 31 1963
Portrait of Vilho KekkonenVilho Kekkonen
Vilho Kekkonen was
52 in People in the Summer Night
as '"gentlemanly" man in Mettälä'.
Tue, Jun 02 1896 –
Sat, Jan 23 1965
Portrait of Hilma SaloHilma Salo
Hilma Salo was
>> in People in the Summer Night
as 'old granny on the road'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Santeri KariloSanteri Karilo
Santeri Karilo was
40 in People in the Summer Night
as 'liquor dealer'.
Sat, Sep 26 1908 –
Tue, Sep 08 1959
Portrait of Ale PorkkaAle Porkka
Ale Porkka was
56 in People in the Summer Night
as 'the man of the cottage'.
Fri, Jul 15 1892 –
Mon, Sep 29 1969
Portrait of Kerttu PälviKerttu Pälvi
Kerttu Pälvi was
>> in People in the Summer Night
as 'Emmi'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Heikki PackalénHeikki Packalén
Heikki Packalén was
26 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Selma's boyfriend'.
Wed, Dec 07 1921 –
Fri, Oct 06 1989
Portrait of Tarmo ManniTarmo Manni
Tarmo Manni was
27 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Iivari Pietilä'.
Sat, Jul 30 1921 –
Fri, Sep 24 1999

Crew

Portrait of Valentin VaalaValentin Vaala
Valentin Vaala was
38 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Director, Editor, Screenplay'
Mon, Oct 11 1909 –
Sun, Nov 21 1976
Portrait of Eino HeinoEino Heino
Eino Heino was
36 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Director of Photography'
Thu, Feb 22 1912 –
Sat, May 10 1975
Portrait of Lea JoutsenoLea Joutseno
Lea Joutseno was
37 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Screenplay'
Sun, Nov 06 1910 –
Mon, Jun 20 1977
Portrait of Usko KemppiUsko Kemppi
Usko Kemppi was
41 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Screenplay'
Tue, Feb 12 1907 –
Fri, May 13 1994
Portrait of Risto OrkoRisto Orko
Risto Orko was
49 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Producer'
Fri, Sep 15 1899 –
Sat, Sep 29 2001
Portrait of Taneli KuusistoTaneli Kuusisto
Taneli Kuusisto was
43 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Original Music Composer'
Mon, Jun 19 1905 –
Wed, Mar 30 1988
Portrait of F.E. SillanpääF.E. Sillanpää
F.E. Sillanpää was
60 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Novel'
Sun, Sep 16 1888 –
Wed, Jun 03 1964
Portrait of Evan EnglundEvan Englund
Evan Englund was
38 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Sound'
Wed, Apr 27 1910 –
Fri, Nov 30 2007
Portrait of Ville HänninenVille Hänninen
Ville Hänninen was
54 in People in the Summer Night
as 'Production Design'
Fri, Feb 09 1894 –
Fri, Feb 24 1961