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Akseli and Elina
Akseli and Elina

Akseli and Elina

Genres

Drama

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A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

137 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

04 December 1970

Country

Finland

Cast

Aarno Sulkanen

Aarno Sulkanen

Akseli Koskela

Ulla Eklund

Ulla Eklund

Elina Koskela

Risto Taulo

Risto Taulo

Jussi Koskela

Anja Pohjola

Anja Pohjola

Alma Koskela

Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"

Mirjam Novero

Mirjam Novero

Anna Kivivuori

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Otto Kivivuori

Esa Saario

Esa Saario

Janne Kivivuori

Rose-Marie Precht

Rose-Marie Precht

Ellen Salpakari

Matti Ranin

Matti Ranin

Lauri Salpakari

Maija-Leena Soinne

Maija-Leena Soinne

Aune Leppänen

Jussi Jurkka

Jussi Jurkka

Slukola

Ilkka Keltanen

Ilkka Keltanen

Opettaja Pentti Rautajärvi

Martti Järvinen

Martti Järvinen

Ilmari Salpakari

Sini Sinervirta

Sini Sinervirta

Kaarina Koskela

Olavi Ahonen

Olavi Ahonen

Elias 'Elkku' Kankaanpää

Helge Herala

Helge Herala

Vihtori 'Vikki' Kivioja

Harri Laurikka

Harri Laurikka

Aulis Kivioja

Pentti Irjala

Pentti Irjala

Preeti Leppänen

Risto Mäkelä

Risto Mäkelä

Lasse

Taneli Rinne

Taneli Rinne

Arvo Töyry

Ismo Vehkakoski

Ismo Vehkakoski

Vilho

Ismo Kallio

Ismo Kallio

Lauri 'Late' Kivioja

Kari Backman

Kari Backman

Eero Koskela

Jari Koponen

Jari Koponen

Voitto Koskela

Juhani Kumpulainen

Juhani Kumpulainen

Antero Mellola

Aimo Tepponen

Aimo Tepponen

Pajunen

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

Rural Police Chief

Fritz-Hugo Backman

Fritz-Hugo Backman

Pharmacist E. Dahlberg

Eino Kaipainen

Eino Kaipainen

Presiding judge

Ture Junttu

Ture Junttu

Arvo Töyry's defense attorney

Pertti Weckström

Pertti Weckström

Medical officer

Tiiti Taskinen

Tiiti Taskinen

Rouva Rautajärvi

Linda Brava

Linda Brava

Kaarina vauvana (uncredited)

Sakari Jurkka

Sakari Jurkka

Toijala

Tuula Nyman

Tuula Nyman

Aaro Kurkela

Aaro Kurkela

groom at the wedding

Kaarina Tuunanen

Kaarina Tuunanen

Pentti Auer

Pentti Auer

drunk guy

Aino Lohikoski

Aino Lohikoski

the crofter's wife

Katriina Rinne

Katriina Rinne

Sanni Kivivuori

Jaakko Jokelin

Jaakko Jokelin

council meeting disrupter

Veli Tuomas-Kettunen

Veli Tuomas-Kettunen

council meeting disrupter

Hannu Vuorinen

Hannu Vuorinen

disruptor of proceedings

Hannes Veivo

Hannes Veivo

council member

Rauni Ranta

Rauni Ranta

Siukola's wife

Olavi Tuomi

Olavi Tuomi

Drunk Guy

Holger Blommila

Holger Blommila

Georg Korkman

Georg Korkman

Elsa Turakainen

Elsa Turakainen

Alder Henna

Lauri Ahokas

Lauri Ahokas

Lauri Kyöstilä

Lauri Kyöstilä

Eero Kosteikko

Eero Kosteikko

Kalevi Kahra

Kalevi Kahra

Eero Keskitalo

Eero Keskitalo

Paavo Pentikäinen

Paavo Pentikäinen

Matti Rinne

Matti Rinne

Kalle Sulkunen

Kalle Sulkunen

Elin Aaltonen

Elin Aaltonen

Paavo Piironen

Paavo Piironen

Aimo Paapio

Aimo Paapio

member of the municipal council

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