Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti

Overview

Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous. Puntila is trying to get his daughter to get married, but the problem is that his drunk self wants her to marry another man than his sober personality wants.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 21, 1979

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Swedish

Countries

Finland, Sweden

Production

Svenska Filminstitutet,Reppufilmi

Cast

Ensio Lumes,Ivar Rosenblad,Asser Fagerström,Pehr-Olof Sirén,Paavo Piskonen,Arja Saijonmaa,Pekka Laiho,Sulevi Peltola,May Pihlgren,Martin Kurténand 14 more

Director

Ralf Långbacka

Writer

Ralf Långbacka,Hella Wuolijoki,Bertolt Brecht

Producer

Anssi Mänttäri

Cinematography

Heikki Katajisto

Music

Kaj Chydenius

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0080865