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Akaton mies
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Farmer wants a wife. He places an ad in the personal section of the newspaper and also searches for potential wives on a computer at an agricultural exhibition. But is it worth looking for a woman so far away when a beautiful woman has arrived at the village bank—Liisa, who attended business school and the Sibelius Academy!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
1983-10-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Elisabeth Haavisto
Liisa Haapalainen
Martti Järvinen
Unto Puumalainen
Ahti Jokinen
Lassi Ovaskainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Jukka Ruska
Pia Hattara
Olga Puumalainen
Kauko Helovirta
Ovaskaisen isäntä
Raili Tiensuu
Ovaskaisen emäntä
Maija-Liisa Peuhu
Hellä
Veijo Pasanen
Metsänostaja Liukkonen
Aarne Laine
Liisan isä
Keijo Komppa
Priest
Matti Tuominen
Huuskonen, kyläkokouksen puheenjohtaja
Tauno Karvonen
Lihakunnan mies
Taina Reponen
Linnea, ompelija
Eila Peitsalo
Liisan äiti
Esa Saario
Metsätalousneuvoja Huhtanen
Virve Kauste
Uusi pankkivirkailija
Tiina Tuomi
Kioskimyyjä
Kauko Koivu
Lihakunnan mies
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