Flame Top
1980 film
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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]
Directed byPirjo Honkasalo
Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto
Written byPirjo Honkasalo
Pekka Lehto
Algot Untola
Pekka Lehto
Algot Untola
Produced byClaes Olsson
StarringAsko Sarkola
Rea Mauranen
Kari Franck
Esko Salminen
Rea Mauranen
Kari Franck
Esko Salminen
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Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Pirjo Honkasalo Pekka Lehto |
| Written by | Pirjo Honkasalo Pekka Lehto Algot Untola |
| Produced by | Claes Olsson |
| 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 as Algot Untola
- Rea Mauranen as Olga Esempio
- Kari Franck as Gunnar Avanto
- Esko Salminen as Arwid
- Ritva Juhanto as Kurttuska
- Ari Suonsuu as Kalle
- Tuomas Railo as Sulo Esempio
- Heikki Alho as Pikku-Pouvali
- Yuri Rodionov as Rawitz
- Galina Galtseva as Magda
- Soli Labbart as Maria Lassila
- Pirkka Karskela as Young Algot
- Markku Blomqvist as Lundberg
- Esa Suvilehto as Pöntinen
- Matti Oravisto as Commandant Carl von Wendt
