
The Harvest Month
Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Toivo Mäkelä
Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall
Toivo Mäkelä
Viktor Sundvall


Emma Väänänen
Emma Väänänen
Saima Sundvall
Emma Väänänen
Saima Sundvall


Rauni Luoma
Rauni Luoma
Maija Länsilehto
Rauni Luoma
Maija Länsilehto


Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
Tyyne Sundvall


Rauni Ikäheimo
Rauni Ikäheimo
Iita
Rauni Ikäheimo
Iita


Senni Nieminen
Senni Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen
Senni Nieminen
Hanna Nieminen


Heikki Savolainen
Heikki Savolainen
Mauno Viljanen
Heikki Savolainen
Mauno Viljanen
Tauno Kajander
Tauno Kajander
Taave
Tauno Kajander
Taave
Sylvi Salonen
Sylvi Salonen
Actress
Sylvi Salonen
Actress
Topi Kankainen
Topi Kankainen
Alpertti
Topi Kankainen
Alpertti
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