Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)
1h 47m
Running Time
December 1, 1961Release Date
Preludes to Ecstasy (1961)
1h 47m
Running Time
December 1, 1961Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sten Lehtoja, a married, middle-aged businessman, picks up a young hitchhiker, Elsie, while driving to his summer home. Elsie spends the night and becomes his mistress. Later during the summer, Elsie also begins an affair with Reino, the teenage son of a local storekeeper. Sten offers to divorce his wife, and Elsie, attracted by the prospect of a secure social position, agrees to marry him when the divorce becomes final. One night when the couple are in bed, Reino climbs a ladder and attempts to force his way into their room; he falls and breaks his neck, and to avoid scandal Sten hides the body. But the strain of guilt ruins the romance, and Elsie contacts the police, who arrest her lover.
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Cast & Crew.
Liana Kaarina
Elsie Pettinen
Esko Salminen
Reino Tuomainen
Toivo Mäkelä
Sten Lehtoja
Rose-Marie Precht
Maija
Eero Roine
Kauppias Tuomainen
T.J. Särkkä
Director
Åke Lindman
Hermansson / Assistant Director
Hans Severinsen
Writer
Kaarlo Wilska
Kokkonen / Location Manager
Severi Seppänen
(uncredited)
Einar Englund
Composer
Tauno Söder
(uncredited)
Olavi Tuomi
Cinematographer
Elmer Lahti
Editor
Irja Rannikko
(uncredited)
Laila Rihte
(uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1961
Original NameKuu on vaarallinen
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
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