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Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945)

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 1945
Running Times: 91 mins
Length: 2500 metres
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Suomi-Filmi

SCRIPT
Novel: Z. Topelius (real name: Sakari Topelius)

DIRECTION
Directed by: Valentin Vaala

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Eino Heino
Laboratory: Suomi-Filmi Oy

MUSIC
Music: Felix Krohn

SOUND
Sound: Evan Englund

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Roy (real name: Tapio Vilpponen)
Make Up: Aarne Kuokkanen

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Roy (real name: Tapio Vilpponen)

LOCATIONS
Locations: Siuntio, Finland; Suitia Castle, Siuntio, Finland

CAST
Rauli Tuomi (Kaarle Lithau)
Regina Linnanheimo (Anna Littow)
Kaija Rahola (Ringa Littow)
Paavo Jännes (Karl Sigismund Littow/Jaakko von Littow)
Eine Laine (Mrs. Winterloo)
Reino Valkama (Eusebius Winterloo)
Ture Junttu (Spiegelberg)
Mailis Vaaja (Adelaide Triste-Ruban)
Arvi Tuomi (Holming)
Henny Valjus (Justiina)
Erkki Kalakari (Rosengren)
Elli Ylimaa (Renata Weder)
Arvo Lehesmaa (Lt. Weder)
Sven Relander (police chief)

AVAILABILITY

Finland
Theatrical Distributors: Suomi-Filmi

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: S

AWARDS

1945
Jussi Awards, Finland

Paras miespääosa (Rauli Tuomi) - winner
Paras kuvaus (Eino Heino) - winner
Paras ohjaus (Valentin Vaala) - winner (also for Dynamiittityttö (1944))
Paras lavastus (Tapio Vilpponen) - winner

TIMELINE

1945
February

4: Finland - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Gröna kammarn på Linnais - Swedish Finnish title
Det Grønne Kammar paa Linnais - Danish title

KEYWORDS

book into film, family curses, ghosts, horror, mansions


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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