Noita palaa elämään (1952)

Country of Origin: Finland
Year of Production: 1952
Running Times: 80 mins
Length: 2200 metres
Format:
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Fennada-Filmi
Produced by: Mauno Mäkelä

SCRIPT
Written by: Viljo Hela (real name: Roland af Hällström), Kaarlo Nuorvala
Play: Mika Waltari

DIRECTION
Directed by: Roland af Hällström

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Esko Töyri

MUSIC
Music by: Tapio Ilomäki

SOUND
Sound: Gösta Salminen

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Lauri Elo

LOCATIONS
Locations: Suitia Castle, Siuntio, Finland

CAST
Mirja Mane (Birgit Suomaa)
Toivo Mäkelä (Hannu)
Hillevi Lagerstam (Greta, Hannu's wife)
Sakari Jurkka (Veikko Hallberg)
Helge Herala (Kauko)
Aku Korhonen (Baron)
Rakel Laakso
Elna Hellman (Sauna-Maija)
Elsa Turakainen (Leena)
Elli Ylimaa (Saara)
Einari Ketola (Janne)
Jalmari Parikka (Henrik)

AVAILABILITY

Finland
Theatrical Distributors: Adams Filmi
Video Distributors: YLE/Tallennepalvelu
DVD Distributors: Finnkino Oy

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Sonney Amusements & George Friedland

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16 (1952, with cuts), K-3 (2005 DVD rating)

AWARDS

1953
Jussi Awards, Finland
Paras kuvaus (Esko Töyri) - winner
Paras lavastus (Lauri Elo) - winner

TIMELINE

1952
October
3: Finland - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Gefährlich sind die hellen Nächte - West German title
The Witch - US title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
The Naked Witch (1964)

KEYWORDS

horror, play into film, witches

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008