History ·Drama · Finland · 1968 · 3h 6m

Here, Beneath the North Star

Täällä Pohjantähden alla

Here, Beneath the North Star poster
Director
Edvin Laine
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
Crew
Olavi Tuomi — Director of Photography Juho Gartz — Editor Heikki Aaltoila — Original Music Composer Edvin Laine — Screenplay Matti Kassila — Screenplay Väinö Linna — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Edvin Laine Director Olavi Tuomi Director of Photography Juho Gartz Editor Heikki Aaltoila Original Music Composer Edvin Laine Screenplay Matti Kassila Screenplay Väinö Linna Screenplay Juha Nevalainen Screenplay Väinö Linna Novel Ensio Suominen Production Design Aino Mantsas Costume Design
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