Silja – nuorena nukkunut

Silja – nuorena nukkunut — Plot

In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.

• Release date
• April 26, 1956
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Jack Witikka

Silja – nuorena nukkunut — Cast

Heidi Krohn Silja Salmelus Jussi Jurkka Armas Aku Korhonen Rantoon professori Pentti Siimes Honkkeli-Väinö Tommi Rinne Oskari Kaarlo Halttunen Kustaa Oke Tuuri Ville Kullervo Kalske Siiverin isäntä