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Hedelmätön puu

Hedelmätön puu

Genres

Drama

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Erkki, a journalist, suffers from epilepsy and agrees to be sterilized in order to marry his fiancée Helena. Unhappy about his infertility, Erkki begins to drink more and more, and eventually Helena returns to Helsinki to continue her studies. There she meets Associate Professor Sysikorpi, who falls hopelessly in love with her.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 March 1947

Country

Finland

Cast

Helena Kara

Helena Kara

Helena Tyrni

Rauli Tuomi

Rauli Tuomi

Erkki Tyrni

Joel Rinne

Joel Rinne

Tauno Sysikorpi

Rauha Rentola

Rauha Rentola

Maija Raivio

Emma Väänänen

Emma Väänänen

Hanna Palonen

Aino Lohikoski

Aino Lohikoski

Erkki's Mother

Salli Karuna

Salli Karuna

Helena's Mother

Enni Rekola

Enni Rekola

Mrs. Sandman

Elli Ylimaa

Elli Ylimaa

Lindgren

Matti Aulos

Matti Aulos

Dr. Antero Palonen

Arvi Tuomi

Arvi Tuomi

Harjula

Pentti Viljanen

Pentti Viljanen

Suomela

Ossi Elstelä

Ossi Elstelä

Peltonen

Uuno Montonen

Uuno Montonen

Erkki's Father

Sven Relander

Sven Relander

Gynecologist

Annika Sipilä

Annika Sipilä

Annika Palonen (uncredited)

Mej-Ling Axberg

Mej-Ling Axberg

Hilkka (uncredited)

Elsa Turakainen

Elsa Turakainen

Mrs. Nilsson (uncredited)

Veikko Sorsakivi

Veikko Sorsakivi

(uncredited)

Lauri Kyöstilä

Lauri Kyöstilä

Doorman (uncredited)

William Reunanen

William Reunanen

(uncredited)

Ida Salmi

Ida Salmi

(uncredited)

Irja Kuusla

Irja Kuusla

Nurse (uncredited)

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