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Juha

Juha

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Juha

1956

1h 55m

3.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.

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Suomen Filmiteollisuus

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Elina Pohjanpää

Elina Pohjanpää

Marja

Eino Kaipainen

Eino Kaipainen

Juha

Veikko Uusimäki

Veikko Uusimäki

Uhtuan Shemeikka

Annie Mörk

Juha's Mother

Kerstin Nylander

Kerstin Nylander

Shemeikka's Mother

Assi Nortia

Assi Nortia

Anja

Eila Pehkonen

Eila Pehkonen

Kaisa (uncredited)

Elsa Sylvestersson

Kaunotar (uncredited)

Seppo Sariola

Hiilenpolttaja (uncredited)

Hannes Veivo

Hiilenpolttaja (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: T.J. Särkkä
Written by: T.J. Särkkä

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