1918 is a 1957 Finnish war film directed by Toivo Särkkä. It is based on the play and novel by Jarl Hemmer. The events of the film take place during the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

1918
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byToivo Särkkä
Written byToivo Särkkä
Ilmari Unho
Based onGehenna och ljusstrålen (play) and En man och hans samvete (novel)
by Jarl Hemmer
Produced byToivo Särkkä
StarringÅke Lindman
CinematographyMarius Raichi
Edited byElmer Lahti
Release date
  • 20 September 1957 (1957-09-20)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Cast

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  • Åke Lindman as Samuel Bro
  • Anneli Sauli as Essi Söderman
  • Ture Ara as Ceder (as Tuure Ara)
  • Matti Aulos as Humalainen
  • Kerttu Björlin as Avustaja
  • Sirkka Breider as Naisvanki
  • Kyösti Erämaa as Tuomiokapitulin jäsen
  • Kaarlo Halttunen as Patruuna Bro
  • Oiva Sala as Tuomiokapitulin jäsen


References

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  1. ^ "1918". Film Affinity. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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