Film
The Earth Is a Sinful Song
1973 · 1h 48m · Drama
An archaic World with Sex, Death, Violence and Religious Madness
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- 6.9
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Overview
An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
Cast
Maritta Viitamäki
Martta Mäkelä
Pauli Jauhojärvi
Juhani Mäkelä
Aimo Saukko
Äijä Mäkelä
Milja Hiltunen
Alli Mäkelä
Sirkka Saarnio
Elina Pouta
Niiles-Jouni Aikio
Oula Nahkamaa
Veikko Kotavuopio
Kurki-Pertti
Jouko Hiltunen
Hannes
Osmo Hettula
Preacher
Maija-Liisa Ahlgren
Aino Liinukorpi
Kauko Jauhojärvi
Antti Lanto
Irja Uusisalmi
Anna Kurkela
Eelis Tiensuu
Poudan isäntä
Elsa Kellinsalmi
Poudan emäntä
Toivo Lampela
Outakodan vanhaisäntä
Toivo Jauhojärvi
Outakodan isäntä
Crew
- Rauni MollbergScreenplay · Director · Producer
- Pirjo HonkasaloScreenplay
- Panu RajalaScreenplay
- Timo K. MukkaNovel
- Kari SohlbergDirector of Photography
- Hannu PeltomaaDirector of Photography
- Hannu SinnemäkiOriginal Music Composer
- Marjatta LeporinneEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 2, 1973
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 18+
- Genres
- Drama
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