---
title: 'Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edvin Laine'
released: '1968-09-13'
runtime_minutes: 186
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/here-beneath-the-north-star-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063731/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)

1968 · 186 min · Drama · Finland

Original title: Täällä Pohjantähden alla

## Synopsis

Here, Beneath the North Star is a 1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. The third volume was adapted into a film two years later under the title Akseli and Elina. With a budget of approximately FIM 2.6 million, the film was one of the most expensive Finnish films of its time, and one of the first in which the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) participated in the production costs.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edvin Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvin-laine)
- **Screenplay:** [Edvin Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvin-laine), [Väinö Linna](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaino-linna), [Matti Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-kassila), [Juha Nevalainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/juha-nevalainen)
- **Producer:** [Mauno Mäkelä](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauno-makela)
- **Director of Photography:** [Olavi Tuomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/olavi-tuomi)
- **Editor:** [Juho Gartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juho-gartz)

## Cast

- [Mirjam Novero](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirjam-novero) as Anna Kivivuori
- [Kalevi Kahra](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalevi-kahra) as Aadolf Halme
- [Anja Pohjola](https://cinepixo.com/people/anja-pohjola) as Alma Koskela
- [Matti Ranin](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-ranin) as Lauri Salpakari
- [Risto Taulo](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-taulo) as Jussi Koskela
- [Titta Karakorpi](https://cinepixo.com/people/titta-karakorpi) as Elina Koskela
- [Aarno Sulkanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarno-sulkanen) as Akseli Koskela
- [Kauko Helovirta](https://cinepixo.com/people/kauko-helovirta) as Otto Kivivuori
- [Rose-Marie Precht](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-marie-precht) as Ellen Salpakari
- [Martti Järvinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martti-jarvinen) as Ilmari Salpakari

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/here-beneath-the-north-star-1968
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