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    Preludes to Ecstasy

    107'

    1961-12-01

    4.5

    Drama,Romance

    Overview:

    Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a local storekeeper. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover.

    DirectingEllen PyhäläWritingHans Severinsen

    Cast

    1

    Elsi Pettinen

    Liana Kaarina

    1

    Reino Tuomainen

    Esko Salminen

    1

    Sten Lehtoja

    Toivo Mäkelä

    1

    Tuomainen

    Eero Roine

    2

    Maija

    Rose-Marie Precht

    1

    Hermansson

    Åke Lindman

    1

    Kokkonen

    Kaarlo Wilska

    1

    (uncredited)

    Severi Seppänen

    1

    (uncredited)

    Tauno Söder

    1

    (uncredited)

    Irja Rannikko

    1

    (uncredited)

    Laila Rihte

    1

    (uncredited)

    William Reunanen

    1

    (uncredited)

    Arvi Järvinen

    1

    (uncredited)

    Heimo Karppinen

    1

    (uncredited)

    Ellen Pyhälä

    1

    (uncredited)

    Timo Tennosmaa

    1

    (uncredited)

    Anita Saarikallio

    1

    (uncredited)

    Varma Lahtinen

    1

    (voice) (uncredited)

    Kaisu Puuska

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Finland
    • List of languages:
      1. Finnish
    • List of companies:
      1. Suomen Filmiteollisuus
    • Vote Count: 13
    • Popularity: 0.4715
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Kuu on vaarallinen

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