The Dead Man Falls in Love

The Dead Man Falls in Love
Directed by	Ilmari Unho
Written by	Simo Penttilä Ilmari Unho
Produced by	Risto Orko
Starring	Hilkka Helinä Joel Rinne Tauno Majuri
Cinematography	Erkki Majava
Edited by	Elle Hongisto
Music by	George de Godzinsky
Production company	Suomi-Filmi
Distributed by	Suomi-Filmi
Release date	16 August 1942 (1942-08-16)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Dead Man Falls in Love (Finnish: Kuollut mies rakastuu) is a 1942 Finnish comedy thriller film directed by Ilmari Unho and starring Hilkka Helinä, Joel Rinne and Tauno Majuri.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Arvo Kotilainen. It was the first of a trilogy followed by The Dead Man Loses His Temper (1944) and Kuollut mies kummittelee (1952).

Cast

• Hilkka Helinä as Berita Eliza Lopez
• Joel Rinne as Eversti Rainer Sarmo / 'Kuollut mies'
• Tauno Majuri as Timo Aarma
• Reino Valkama as Mikko Vehmer
• Paavo Jännes as Fredrik Ahrman
• Santeri Karilo as Thomas Gardener
• Wilho Ilmari as Luigi Lopez
• Pentti Saares as Harri Temmes
• Eine Laine as Emilia
• Rauha Rentola as Leena

References

1. Nordic National Cinemas p.69
2. Bacon p.96

Bibliography

• Bacon. Henry. Finnish Cinema: A Transnational Enterprise. Springer, 2016.
• Iverson, Gunnar, Soderbergh Widding, Astrid & Soila, Tytti (ed.) Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge, 2005.
• Qvist, Per Olov & Von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
• Von Bagh, Peter. Drifting Shadows: A Guide to the Finnish Cinema. Otava, 2000.

External links

• The Dead Man Falls in Love at IMDb