Juha (1937)
Eastern Finland in 18th century. Farmer Juha has raised an orphan girl Marja and married her. Karelian trader Shemeikka visits the farm and starts to make advances to young and beautiful Marja, tempting her to run away with him.
- Date of release
- 1937-01-24
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Nyrki Tapiovaara
Casting
- Hannes Närhi — Juha
- Irma Seikkula — Marja
- Walle Saikko — Shemeikka
- Tuulikki Paananen — Anja
- Aino Haverinen — Shemeikan äiti (Shemeikka's mother)
- Ida Kuusela — Anoppi (Juha's mother)
- Hilma Vainikainen — Kaisa
- Kyllikki Väre — Kesätyttö (Summer girl)
- Martta Aho — Summer girl #3 (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Based on: Juha
Juha is a 1937 Finnish drama film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara, starring Hannes Närhi, Irma Seikkula, and Walle Saikko. It is set in the 18th century and tells the story of a farmer who has married an orphan girl he raised and how a tradesman tries to get her to run away with him to Karelia. The film is based on Juhani Aho's 1911 novel of the same title.
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