The Harvest Month

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The Harvest Month
The Harvest Month.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Matti Kassila
Written byMatti Kassila
F. E. Sillanpää
Produced by Mauno Mäkelä
Starring Toivo Mäkelä
Cinematography Esko Nevalainen
Edited by Nils Holm
Release date
  • 5 October 1956 (1956-10-05)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

The Harvest Month (Finnish : Elokuu) is a 1956 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Harvest Month". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-08.