People Not as Bad as They Seem

People Not as Bad as They Seem

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Directed by Rauni Mollberg
Produced by Rauni Mollberg
Written by Aapeli
Starring Olavi Ahonen
Music by Asser Fagerström
Cinematography Hannu Peltomaa
Editing by Jorma Kuusisto
Distributed by Suomi-Filmi
Release date(s) 7 October 1977
Running time 132 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

People Not as Bad as They Seem (Finnish: Aika hyvä ihmiseksi) is a 1977 Finnish historical film directed by Rauni Mollberg, based on the novels by Aapeli.

The film premiered on 7 October 1977 in Finland and Sweden on 17 March 1978. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was re-released again in 2003 and premiered in the Czech Republic on 27 January 2003.

Contents

Plot

The film is about a boy and the relationship between his birth mother and step mother.

Cast

  1. Olavi Ahonen .... Health inspector Hyttinen
  2. Lauri Arajuuri .... Sulo Riippa
  3. Ossi Aronen .... Pietari Jormalainen
  4. Asser Fagerström .... Pianist
  5. Mika Hämäläinen .... Viljami Pirhola
  6. Esko Hannula .... Rusko, blacksmith
  7. Helge Herala .... Captain
  8. Vihtori Hokka .... Old civil guard
  9. Kalle Hollo .... Primus Koljonen, coachman
  10. Esko Hukkanen.... Bailiff
  11. Kauko Hynninen .... Chief of staff
  12. Kurt Ingvall .... Lieutenant general
  13. Voitto Jokela .... Violinist
  14. Irma Junnilainen .... Klory of Vettenrantska
  15. Vappu Jurkka .... Mrs. Rusko
  16. Martti Kainulainen .... Harakka, janitor
  17. Einari Ketola .... Jordan Kastikainen
  18. Marja Korhonen .... Rakel Riippa
  19. Lilga Kovanko .... Foreign dancer
  20. Paavo Laakso .... Kusti
  21. Mikko Lecklin .... Younger constable
  22. Hannes Lukinmaa .... Vennu Harakka
  23. Kalle Luotonen .... Pyökki, poet
  24. Toivo Mäkelä .... Hurme, photographer
  25. Sirkka Metsäsaari .... Vettenrantska
  26. Roni Mikkonen .... Hati
  27. Mikko Nousiainen
  28. Salme Paasilinna .... Clockmaker's wife
  29. Paavo Pajula .... Kuikka, janitor
  30. Yrjö Paulo .... Vähälä
  31. Eila Pehkonen .... Mrs. Harakka
  32. Ossi Peura .... Singer
  33. Risto Salmi .... Jormalainen
  34. Veikko Salmi .... Clockmaker
  35. Asko Sarkola .... Palkeinen
  36. Irma Seikkula .... Mrs. Valma Hurme
  37. Petri Skinnari .... Henry
  38. Maija-Leena Soinne .... Helga, waitress
  39. Mikko Tanhuanpää .... Ferryman
  40. Toivo Tuomainen .... Takkunen (as Topi Tuomainen)
  41. Matti Tuominen .... Kekäläinen
  42. Rauha Valkonen .... Ida Pirhola
  43. Raili Veivo .... Karoliina
  44. Gustav Wiklund .... Police chief

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