The Harvest Month [199196] Released: 1956-10-05 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 94 mins Popularity: 0.2171 Vote Average: 6.7 Vote Count: 10 Overview: The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline and fall of a once-proud family, thanks to the alcoholism of its paterfamilias. Toivo Makela delivers a powerfully effective performance as the inebriated protagonist, avoiding the usual "drunken" cliches. The overlong running time, coupled with the downbeat nature of the subject, limited the film's worldwide appeal. Cast [22] Toivo MäkeläViktor Sundvall Emma VäänänenSaima Sundvall Rauni LuomaMaija Länsileht Aino-Maija TikkanenTyyne Sundvall Rauni IkäheimoIita Senni NieminenHanna Nieminen Heikki SavolainenMauno Viljanen Tauno KajanderTaave Sylvi SalonenActress Topi KankainenAlpertti Pentti IrjalaMies saunalla Olavi AhonenMies saunalla Keijo LindroosMies tansseissa Mauri JaakkolaYlioppilaskaveri Severi SeppänenLääkäri Kaija SiikalaNuoruudenrakaste Matti KassilaNarrator Kari ÅkerbergViljo Sundvall Tommi RinneJuhlija Leo JokelaJuhlija Leo LastumäkiSaarinen Seppo SariolaVäinö Länsile Trailers