People Not as Bad as They Seem

People Not as Bad as They Seem
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Directed by	Rauni Mollberg
Produced by	Rauni Mollberg
Written by	Aapeli
Starring	Olavi Ahonen
Music by	Asser Fagerström
Cinematography	Hannu Peltomaa
Editing by	Jorma Kuusisto
Distributed by	Suomi-Filmi
Release date(s)	7 October 1977
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

People Not as Bad as They Seem (Finnish: Aika hyvä ihmiseksi) is a 1977 Finnish historical film directed by Rauni Mollberg, based on the novels by Aapeli.

The film premiered on 7 October 1977 in Finland and Sweden on 17 March 1978. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was re-released again in 2003 and premiered in the Czech Republic on 27 January 2003.

Plot

The film is about a boy and the relationship between his birth mother and step mother.

Cast

1. Olavi Ahonen .... Health inspector Hyttinen
2. Lauri Arajuuri .... Sulo Riippa
3. Ossi Aronen .... Pietari Jormalainen
4. Asser Fagerström .... Pianist
5. Mika Hämäläinen .... Viljami Pirhola
6. Esko Hannula .... Rusko, blacksmith
7. Helge Herala .... Captain
8. Vihtori Hokka .... Old civil guard
9. Kalle Hollo .... Primus Koljonen, coachman
10. Esko Hukkanen.... Bailiff
11. Kauko Hynninen .... Chief of staff
12. Kurt Ingvall .... Lieutenant general
13. Voitto Jokela .... Violinist
14. Irma Junnilainen .... Klory of Vettenrantska
15. Vappu Jurkka .... Mrs. Rusko
16. Martti Kainulainen .... Harakka, janitor
17. Einari Ketola .... Jordan Kastikainen
18. Marja Korhonen .... Rakel Riippa
19. Lilga Kovanko .... Foreign dancer
20. Paavo Laakso .... Kusti
21. Mikko Lecklin .... Younger constable
22. Hannes Lukinmaa .... Vennu Harakka
23. Kalle Luotonen .... Pyökki, poet
24. Toivo Mäkelä .... Hurme, photographer
25. Sirkka Metsäsaari .... Vettenrantska
26. Roni Mikkonen .... Hati
27. Mikko Nousiainen
28. Salme Paasilinna .... Clockmaker's wife
29. Paavo Pajula .... Kuikka, janitor
30. Yrjö Paulo .... Vähälä
31. Eila Pehkonen .... Mrs. Harakka
32. Ossi Peura .... Singer
33. Risto Salmi .... Jormalainen
34. Veikko Salmi .... Clockmaker
35. Asko Sarkola .... Palkeinen
36. Irma Seikkula .... Mrs. Valma Hurme
37. Petri Skinnari .... Henry
38. Maija-Leena Soinne .... Helga, waitress
39. Mikko Tanhuanpää .... Ferryman
40. Toivo Tuomainen .... Takkunen (as Topi Tuomainen)
41. Matti Tuominen .... Kekäläinen
42. Rauha Valkonen .... Ida Pirhola
43. Raili Veivo .... Karoliina
44. Gustav Wiklund .... Police chief

References

1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: People Not as Bad as They Seem". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1994/year/1978.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 

External links

• People Not as Bad as They Seem at the Internet Movie Database