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Status
Released
Release
1953
Runtime
1h 27m
""God, purify my body and soul, let me be like I was before!""
Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday
40 Cast Members
Anneli Sauli
Hilja
Saulo Haarla
Yrjö
Tauno Palo
Kalevi
Laina Laine
Hilja's Mother
Kirsti Ortola
Katri
Heimo Lepistö
Station Man
Matti Aulos
1. Mister
Siiri Angerkoski
1. Woman
Oiva Sala
2. Mister
Ossi Korhonen
Commercial Counsellor
Sylva Rossi
Singer
Kaarlo Saarnio
Professor
Mauno Hyvönen
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Leena Valkeala
(uncredited)
Eva Hellas
(uncredited)
Lasse Pihlajamaa
(uncredited)
Kalle Peronkoski
(uncredited)
T.J. Särkkä
(uncredited)
Aino Lehtimäki
(uncredited)
Paavo Hyttilä
(uncredited)
