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The Witch 1952 Directed by Roland af Hällström Noita palaa elämään

A daringly frank story of sex and passion!

An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gneres Fantasy , Horror
Production Company Fennada-Filmi
Release Date 3 October 1952
80 mins
Cast
Mirja Mane
Mirja Mane Birgit Suomaa
Toivo Mäkelä
Toivo Mäkelä Hannu
Hillevi Lagerstam
Hillevi Lagerstam Greta
Sakari Jurkka
Sakari Jurkka Veikko Hallberg
Helge Herala
Helge Herala Kauko
Aku Korhonen
Aku Korhonen Baron Hallberg
Rakel Laakso
Rakel Laakso Housekeeper
Elna Hellman
Elna Hellman Sauna-Maija
Elsa Turakainen
Elsa Turakainen Leena
Elli Ylimaa
Elli Ylimaa Saara
Einari Ketola
Einari Ketola Janne
Jalmari Parikka
Jalmari Parikka Henrik
Mauri Jaakkola
Mauri Jaakkola Chaplain (uncredited)
Leo Jokela
Leo Jokela Hired Hand (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Roland af Hällström
Roland af Hällström
Writers
Kaarlo Nuorvala
Kaarlo Nuorvala
Roland af Hällström
Roland af Hällström
Producer
Mauno Mäkelä
Mauno Mäkelä
Cinematography
Esko Töyri
Esko Töyri
Composer
Tapio Ilomäki
Tapio Ilomäki
Editors
Tapio Ilomäki
Tapio Ilomäki
Nils Holm
Nils Holm
Production Design
Lauri Elo
Lauri Elo
Sound
Gösta Salminen
Gösta Salminen
Original Writer
Mika Waltari
Mika Waltari
Makeup Artist
Toini Henriksson
Toini Henriksson
Hairstylist
Aili Kokko
Aili Kokko
Script Supervisor
Ritva Tuovinen
Ritva Tuovinen
Additional Photography
Ensio Liesimaa
Ensio Liesimaa
Esko Töyri
Esko Töyri