A Man from This Star

A Man from This Star

97 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 1958

Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He goes to a rehab centre in the countryside for a couple of weeks, but with no permanent result. Meanwhile, his wife has to get a job and is employed by her old sweetheart, now a recently divorced successful businessman.

A Man from This Star

97 mins | Drama | Oct. 31, 1958

A Man from This Star
Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He goes to a rehab centre in the countryside for a couple of weeks, but with no permanent result. Meanwhile, his wife has to get a job and is employed by her old sweetheart, now a recently divorced successful businessman.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Veikko Itkonen
Original title Mies tältä tähdeltä
Directors Jack Witikka
Writers Juha Nevalainen

Cast

Kaarlo Halttunen

as Eero Koskinen

Tea Ista

as Irma Koskinen

Tauno Palo

as Paavo Lampinen

Kullervo Kalske

as Niemelä

Pentti Irjala

as Kaarlo Kärki, reporter

Aino Lohikoski

as Martta Koskinen

Martti Romppanen

as Yrjö Vaara

Jaakko Pakkasvirta

as Erkki Paarala

Tarmo Manni

as Portier

Arvo Lehesmaa

as Korpinen

Henny Valjus

as Ms. Lönnström

Elina Halttunen

as Elina Koskinen

Hannu Halonen

as Hannu Koskinen

Pia Hattara

as Hillevi, waitress

Leni Katajakoski

as Phone Operator