The Dead Man Falls in Love (Finnish: Kuollut mies rakastuu) is a 1942 Finnish comedy thriller film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Hilkka Helinä, Joel Rinne and Tauno Majuri.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Arvo Kotilainen. It was the first of a trilogy followed by The Dead Man Loses His Temper (1944) and Kuollut mies kummittelee (1952).
The Dead Man Falls in Love | |
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Directed by | Ilmari Unho |
Written by | Simo Penttilä Ilmari Unho |
Produced by | Risto Orko |
Starring | Hilkka Helinä Joel Rinne Tauno Majuri |
Cinematography | Erkki Majava |
Edited by | Elle Hongisto |
Music by | George de Godzinsky |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Suomi-Filmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Cast
edit- Hilkka Helinä as Berita Eliza Lopez
- Joel Rinne as Eversti Rainer Sarmo / 'Kuollut mies'
- Tauno Majuri as Timo Aarma
- Reino Valkama as Mikko Vehmer
- Paavo Jännes as Fredrik Ahrman
- Santeri Karilo as Thomas Gardener
- Wilho Ilmari as Luigi Lopez
- Pentti Saares as Harri Temmes
- Eine Laine as Emilia
- Rauha Rentola as Leena
References
editBibliography
edit- Bacon. Henry. Finnish Cinema: A Transnational Enterprise. Springer, 2016.
- Iverson, Gunnar, Soderbergh Widding, Astrid & Soila, Tytti (ed.) Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.
- Qvist, Per Olov & Von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
- Von Bagh, Peter. Drifting Shadows: A Guide to the Finnish Cinema. Otava, 2000.