Flame Top
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]
| Flame Top | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pirjo Honkasalo Pekka Lehto |
| Produced by | Claes Olsson |
| Written by | Pirjo Honkasalo Pekka Lehto Algot Untola |
| Starring | Asko Sarkola Rea Mauranen Kari Franck Esko Salminen |
| Cinematography | Kari Sohlberg |
| Edited by | Irma Taina |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Cast
- Asko Sarkola - Algot Untola
- 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
- "Festival de Cannes: Flame Top". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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