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The Earth Is a Sinful Song
The Earth Is a Sinful Song

The Earth Is a Sinful Song

An archaic World with Sex, Death, Violence and Religious Madness

Genres

Drama

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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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

02 November 1973

Country

Finland

Cast

Maritta Viitamäki

Maritta Viitamäki

Martta Mäkelä

Pauli Jauhojärvi

Pauli Jauhojärvi

Juhani Mäkelä

Aimo Saukko

Aimo Saukko

Äijä Mäkelä

Milja Hiltunen

Milja Hiltunen

Alli Mäkelä

Sirkka Saarnio

Sirkka Saarnio

Elina Pouta

Niiles-Jouni Aikio

Niiles-Jouni Aikio

Oula Nahkamaa

Veikko Kotavuopio

Veikko Kotavuopio

Kurki-Pertti

Jouko Hiltunen

Jouko Hiltunen

Hannes

Osmo Hettula

Osmo Hettula

Preacher

Maija-Liisa Ahlgren

Maija-Liisa Ahlgren

Aino Liinukorpi

Kauko Jauhojärvi

Kauko Jauhojärvi

Antti Lanto

Irja Uusisalmi

Irja Uusisalmi

Anna Kurkela

Eelis Tiensuu

Eelis Tiensuu

Poudan isäntä

Elsa Kellinsalmi

Elsa Kellinsalmi

Poudan emäntä

Toivo Lampela

Toivo Lampela

Outakodan vanhaisäntä

Toivo Jauhojärvi

Toivo Jauhojärvi

Outakodan isäntä

Inker-Marja Juuso

Inker-Marja Juuso

Outakodan emäntä

Pertti Hellgren

Pertti Hellgren

Outakodan poika

Tauno Nilivaara

Tauno Nilivaara

Outakodan poika

Pekka Kouri

Pekka Kouri

Outakodan poika

Voitto Harju

Voitto Harju

Kulkuri

Toivo Tuomainen

Toivo Tuomainen

Niku-Reeti

Raili Karjalainen

Raili Karjalainen

Kauppiaan vaimo

Keijo Salo

Keijo Salo

Liinunkorven lapsi

Juha Salo

Juha Salo

Liinunkorven lapsi

Uula Aikio

Uula Aikio

Oula's Father

Mikko Lecklin

Mikko Lecklin

Lanton Iitori

Eljas Siitonen

Eljas Siitonen

Elkku (uncredited)

Leonard Särestöniemi

Leonard Särestöniemi

Outakodan vanhaisäntä (uncredited)

Aulis Jauhojärvi

Aulis Jauhojärvi

Metsätyömies (uncredited)

Impi Köngäs

Impi Köngäs

Alatalon Liisa (uncredited)

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