Flame Top

Flame Top
Directed by Pirjo Honkasalo
Pekka Lehto
Produced by Claes Olsson
Written by Pirjo Honkasalo
Pekka Lehto
Algot Untola
Starring Asko Sarkola
Cinematography Kari Sohlberg
Edited by Irma Taina
Release date
  • 17 February 1980 (1980-02-17)
Running time
155 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

Flame Top (Finnish: Tulipää) is a 1980 Finnish drama film directed by Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film depicts the life of the writer Algot Untola. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Asko Sarkola - Writer
  • Rea Mauranen - Olga Esempio
  • Kari Franck - Gunnar Avanto
  • Esko Salminen - Arwid
  • Ritva Juhanto - Kurttuska
  • Ari Suonsuu - Kalle
  • Tuomas Railo - Sulo Esempio
  • Heikki Alho - Pikku-Pouvali
  • Yuri Rodionov - Rawitz
  • Galina Galtseva - Magda
  • Soli Labbart - Maria Lassila
  • Pirkka Karskela - Young Algot
  • Markku Blomqvist - Lundberg
  • Esa Suvilehto - Pöntinen
  • Matti Oravisto - Commandant Carl von Wendt

See also

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Flame Top". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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