Here, Beneath the North Star

Here, Beneath the North Star

186 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 13, 1968

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.

Here, Beneath the North Star

186 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 13, 1968

Here, Beneath the North Star
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Fennada-Filmi (1950-1983)
Original title Täällä Pohjantähden alla
Directors Pekka Parikka, Edvin Laine
Writers Juha Nevalainen, Matti Kassila, Edvin Laine, Väinö Linna

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

Martti Järvinen

as Ilmari Salpakari

Esa Saario

as Janne Kivivuori

Elsa Turakainen

as Henna Leppänen

Martti Kuisma

as Uuno Laurila

Veikko Sinisalo

as Anttoo Laurila

Gerda Ryselin

as Paronitar

Leevi Linko

as Artturi Yllö

Aarne Laine

as Kalle Töyry

Eila Rinne

as Aliina Laurila

Juhani Kumpulainen

as Antero Mellola

Kaarlo Halttunen

as Preeti Leppänen

Asta Backman

as Emma Halme

Heikki Kinnunen

as Valenti Leppänen

Helge Herala

as Vihtori Kivioja

Dagi Angervo

as Priita

Eero Keskitalo

as Aleksi Koskela

Olavi Ahonen

as Lauri Kivioja

Runar Schauman

as Magnus

Kari Franck

as Elias Kankaanpää

Tapio Hämäläinen

as E. Hellberg

Fritz-Hugo Backman

as E. Dahlberg

Mauri Jaakkola

as Kalle Silander

Jyrki Kovaleff

as Aadolf Heino

Eero Eloranta

as Santeri

Artturi Laakso

as Myllymäki

Ville Salminen

as Granlund

Arvo Lehesmaa

as Jalmari Kolu

Ekke Hämäläinen

as Carl Wallen

Rolf Labbart

as Grönberg

Taneli Rinne

as Arvo Töyry

Esko Mattila

as Kalle Ylöstalo

Oiva Sala

as Wallen

Jaakko Jokelin

as Timofei

Ossi Räikkä

as Edvard Salin

Teemu Rinne

as Akseli in 1899

Matti Kassila

as Narrator (voice)