The Village Shoemakers

Based On the book by Aleksis Kivi

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, Kanta-Häme. The film was a great spectator success, although it was not as popular as another Erkki Karu film completed the same year, Koskenlaskijan morsian.

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Release date:

1923

Director:

Erkki Karu

Cast:

Axel Slangus, Anton Soini, Tyko Sallinen, Artturi Järviluoma, Sven Relander

Genre:

Comedy

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Year page:

1923 in adaptations