People Not as Bad as They Seem

People Not as Bad as They Seem
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Directed by	Rauni Mollberg
Written by	Aapeli
Produced by	Rauni Mollberg
Starring	Olavi Ahonen
Cinematography	Hannu Peltomaa
Edited by	Jorma Kuusisto
Music by	Asser Fagerström
Distributed by	Suomi-Filmi
Release date	7 October 1977 (1977-10-07)
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

• Olavi Ahonen: Health inspector Hyttinen
• Lauri Arajuuri: Sulo Riippa
• Ossi Aronen: Pietari Jormalainen
• Asser Fagerström: Pianist
• Mika Hämäläinen: Viljami Pirhola
• Esko Hannula: Rusko, blacksmith
• Helge Herala: Captain
• Vihtori Hokka: Old civil guard
• Kalle Hollo: Primus Koljonen, coachman
• Esko Hukkanen.... Bailiff
• Kauko Hynninen: Chief of staff
• Kurt Ingvall: Lieutenant general
• Voitto Jokela: Violinist
• Irma Junnilainen: Klory of Vettenrantska
• Vappu Jurkka: Mrs. Rusko
• Martti Kainulainen: Harakka, janitor
• Einari Ketola: Jordan Kastikainen
• Marja Korhonen: Rakel Riippa
• Lilga Kovanko: Foreign dancer
• Paavo Laakso: Kusti
• Mikko Lecklin: Younger constable
• Hannes Lukinmaa: Vennu Harakka
• Kalle Luotonen: Pyökki, poet
• Toivo Mäkelä: Hurme, photographer
• Sirkka Metsäsaari: Vettenrantska
• Roni Mikkonen: Hati
• Mikko Nousiainen
• Salme Paasilinna: Clockmaker's wife
• Paavo Pajula: Kuikka, janitor
• Yrjö Paulo: Vähälä
• Eila Pehkonen: Mrs. Harakka
• Ossi Peura: Singer
• Risto Salmi: Jormalainen
• Veikko Salmi: Clockmaker
• Asko Sarkola: Palkeinen
• Irma Seikkula: Mrs. Valma Hurme
• Petri Skinnari: Henry
• Maija-Leena Soinne: Helga, waitress
• Mikko Tanhuanpää: Ferryman
• Toivo Tuomainen: Takkunen (as Topi Tuomainen)
• Matti Tuominen: Kekäläinen
• Rauha Valkonen: Ida Pirhola
• Raili Veivo: Karoliina
• Gustav Wiklund: Police chief

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: People Not as Bad as They Seem". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2009.

External links

• People Not as Bad as They Seem at IMDb