---
title: 'Flame Top (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pirjo Honkasalo'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 155
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/flame-top-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083237/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Flame Top (1980)

1980 · 155 min · Drama · Finland

Original title: Tulipää

## Synopsis

Flame Top is a 1980 Finnish drama film directed by Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film depicts the life of the writer Algot Untola. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pirjo Honkasalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirjo-honkasalo), [Pekka Lehto](https://cinepixo.com/people/pekka-lehto)

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