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Film / 1955
Pastori Jussilainen
Directed by
Matti Kassila
The year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.
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The year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.
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Cast
Edvin LaineElias Gabriel Jussilainen
Rauha RentolaEveliina
Tyyne HaarlaMrs. Braxell
Kirsti OrtolaMari
Leo Riuttu
Kaarlo HalttunenJanne
Kaisu LeppänenLindgreenska
Asta BackmanAugusta
Vilho SiivolaSavolainen
Holger Salin
Uuno Montonen
Matti KassilaNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Hannes KuokkanenHannes Kuokkanen (uncredited)
Heikki AaltoilaHeikki Aaltoila (uncredited)
Leo SarriLeo Sarri (uncredited)
Paavo Hukkinen(uncredited)
Rafael Karima(uncredited)
Boris Levitsky(uncredited)
Armas Jokio(uncredited)
Usko Kantola(uncredited)
Anton Soini(uncredited)
Hannes Veivo(uncredited)
Arvo Kuusla(uncredited)
Irja Kuusla(uncredited)
Veikko Sorsakivi(uncredited)
Juhani Kumpulainen(uncredited)
Esko Tuomi(uncredited)
Varma Lahtinen(uncredited)
Annikki Linnoila(uncredited)
Katri Linna(uncredited)
Pentti Irjala(uncredited)
Valle Vanhatalo(uncredited)
Fiinu Autio(uncredited)
Aune Häme(uncredited)
Urho Lahti(uncredited)
Paavo Hyttilä(uncredited)
Saara Ranin(uncredited)
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