Preludes to Ecstasy

Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)

Released: 1961-12-01 Duration: 1hr 47min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 4.2

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.

Production Companies

Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Suomen Filmiteollisuus

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fi
Popularity 0.354

Directed By

T.J. Särkkä

Crew

Location Manager
Kaarlo Wilska
Production Design
Aarre Koivisto
Sound Assistant
Harald Koivikko
Makeup Artist
William Reunanen
Hairstylist
Siviä Friskberg
Script Supervisor
Ellen Pyhälä
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kurt Vilja
Production Sound Mixer
Kurt Vilja
Producer
T.J. Särkkä
Director
T.J. Särkkä
Editor
Elmer Lahti
Original Music Composer
Einar Englund
Screenplay
T.J. Särkkä
Assistant Director
Åke Lindman
Director of Photography
Olavi Tuomi

TOP CAST

Liana Kaarina
Liana Kaarina

Elsi Pettinen

Esko Salminen
Esko Salminen

Reino Tuomainen

Toivo Mäkelä
Toivo Mäkelä

Sten Lehtoja

Eero Roine
Eero Roine

Tuomainen

Åke Lindman
Åke Lindman

Hermansson

Kaarlo Wilska
Kaarlo Wilska

Kokkonen

Severi Seppänen
Severi Seppänen

(uncredited)

Tauno Söder
Tauno Söder

(uncredited)

Irja Rannikko
Irja Rannikko

(uncredited)

Laila Rihte
Laila Rihte

(uncredited)

William Reunanen
William Reunanen

(uncredited)

Arvi Järvinen
Arvi Järvinen

(uncredited)

Heimo Karppinen
Heimo Karppinen

(uncredited)

Ellen Pyhälä
Ellen Pyhälä

(uncredited)

Timo Tennosmaa
Timo Tennosmaa

(uncredited)

Anita Saarikallio
Anita Saarikallio

(uncredited)

Varma Lahtinen
Varma Lahtinen

(uncredited)

Kaisu Puuska
Kaisu Puuska

(voice) (uncredited)

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