Red Line (1959 film)

Red Line
Finnish film poster
Directed by	Matti Kassila
Written by	Ilmari Kianto Matti Kassila
Produced by	Mauno Mäkelä
Starring
Cinematography	Esko Nevalainen
Release date	4 September 1959 (1959-09-04)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Red Line (Finnish: Punainen viiva) is a 1959 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila. It is based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Ilmari Kianto. The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival;^[1] however, the reception at the film festival was poor due to the exaggerated character of a social democratic agitator (played by Jussi Jurkka) and weak quality of the film's subtitles.^[2]

Plot[]

The film dates back to critical points in Finnish history, until 1906, when a new law guaranteeing universal and equal suffrage was enacted, and until 1907, when the Finnish people went to the parliamentary election for the first time to draw a "red line." The main characters are Romppainen's couple, Topi and Riika, who live in a backwood cottage with their five children. The knowledge of the election and the hope for change will bring faith to the future of the poor family at Christmas.

Cast[]

• as Topi Romppanen
• Liisa Nevalainen as Riika Romppanen
• as Sake
• as Vesteri
• as Petti
• as Iita Linta Maria
• as Pirjeri
• Jussi Jurkka as Agitator Puntarpää
• Rakel Laakso as Kunilla
• Tarmo Manni as Simana Arhippaini
• Pentti Irjala as Shoemaker Raappana
• as Cupper Kaisa
• Toivo Mäkelä as Jussi Kettuvaara

References[]

External links[]

• Red Line at IMDb

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