Scarlet Week (1954)
Overview
After a weekend of dancing and camping on a recreation island near the city, a young factory worker decides to stay and cut work for a day. Walking around the now deserted island, he meets a beautiful woman camping alone and sunbathing in the nude on the beach. A hot romance flares up between the worker and the more upper-class married lady, lasting through the light-filled nights of the whole summer week until the woman's much older husband returns to the island the next weekend.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.425 |
Directed By
Matti Kassila
Crew
Jarl Hemmer
Matti Kassila
Yrjö Saari
Matti Rautio
Aarre Koivisto
Olavi Suominen
Anna-Liisa Taivainen
Tuulikki Uskali
William Markus
Maila Tuomi
Kullervo Kalske
Jukka Laurin
Mikko Sergejeff
Eka Karppanen
Matti Kassila
T.J. Särkkä
Armas Vallasvuo
Osmo Harkimo
TOP CAST
Gunvor Sandkvist
Siiri Forss
Matti Oravisto
Usko Siltanen
Toivo Mäkelä
Bertel Forss
Paavo Hukkinen
Usko's 1st Pal
Kauko Laurikainen
Usko's 2nd Pal
Juhani Kumpulainen
Agitator
Kaarlo Saarnio
Usher
Leo Jokela
Usko's 3rd Pal
Matti Kassila
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Maija Autio
(uncredited)
Ulla Sandqvist
(uncredited)
Armas Jokio
(uncredited)
Eva Hellas
(uncredited)
Anu Kilpiö
(uncredited)
Annikki Linnoila
(uncredited)
William Reunanen
(uncredited)
Eero Kilpi
(uncredited)
Olavi Suominen
(uncredited)
Jukka Laurin
(uncredited)
Runar Tuurno
(uncredited)
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