The Village Shoemakers (1923)
November 11, 1923Release Date
The Village Shoemakers (1923)
November 11, 1923Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Adolf Lindfors
Sepeteus
Axel Slangus
Nummisuutarin Esko
Heidi Blåfield
Jaana
Kirsti Suonio
Martta
Antero Suonio
Iivari
Alarik Korhonen
Nummisuutari Topias
Juho Puls
Niko
Erkki Karu
Director
Artturi Järviluoma
Writer
Aku Käyhkö
Mikko Vilkastus
Aleksis Kivi
Writer
Jaakko Korhonen
Kristo
Konrad Tallroth
Karri
Oskar Merikanto
Composer
Selim Palmgren
Composer
Kaarlo Kari
Sakeri
Martti Tuukka
Antres / Assistant Production Design
Sven Relander
Teemu
Martha Hansson
Kreeta (uncredited)
Hilja Hiltanen
Kestikievarin vedenkantajatyttö (uncredited)
Anton Soini
(uncredited)
E. Backenius
(uncredited)
Vihtori Helle
(uncredited)
Karl Fager
Production Design
Details.
Release DateNovember 11, 1923
Original NameNummisuutarit
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Village Shoemakers (Finnish: Nummisuutarit, Swedish: Sockenskomakarne) is a Finnish silent comedy film made in 1923, directed and produced by Erkki Karu, written by Artturi Järviluoma and starred by Axel Slangus. The film is based on the 1864 play Heath Cobblers, written by Aleksis Kivi, and is the first of several film versions of the play.
The film was shot at Suomi-Filmi's Vironkatu studio in Helsinki and outdoor filming was made in the villages of Pilpala and Hunsala in Loppi, Tavastia Proper. The film was a great spectator success, although it was not as popular as another Erkki Karu film completed the same year, Koskenlaskijan morsian. The film has been criticized as the most silent Finnish silent film to watch in Finnish. Kurt Jäger's cinematography in the final scene gets a special mention. It is said to continue to successfully defy the ruthless tooth of time.The Village Shoemakers premiered on 11 November 1923 in the Bio-Bio and Edison Theaters in Helsinki. The film was also distributed in Sweden and Norway.