---
title: 'The Sheep Eaters (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Seppo Huunonen'
released: '1972-11-17'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sheep-eaters-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070285/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sheep Eaters (1972)

1972 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy · Finland

Original title: Lampaansyöjät

## Synopsis

Lampaansyöjät is a 1972 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Seppo Huunonen. Based on the 1970 novel The Sheep Eaters by Veikko Huovinen, it tells the story of two men who decide to execute "Operation Sheep Eaters" they had planned during the winter, with the intention of spending their summer vacation in the countryside, hunting sheep and roasting them for "robber's roast". The film both parodies and admires the traditional Finnish man's longing for freedom from the dreary everyday life. The film stars Heikki Kinnunen and Leo Lastumäki.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Seppo Huunonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-huunonen)
- **Screenplay:** [Seppo Huunonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-huunonen), [Veikko Huovinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/veikko-huovinen)
- **Producer:** [Seppo Huunonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-huunonen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tapio Rautavaara](https://cinepixo.com/people/tapio-rautavaara), [Seppo Paakkunainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-paakkunainen), [Ilpo Saastamoinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilpo-saastamoinen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Esko Jantunen](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-jantunen), [Kari Sohlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-sohlberg)
- **Editor:** [Erkki Seiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/erkki-seiro)

## Cast

- [Heikki Kinnunen](https://cinepixo.com/people/heikki-kinnunen) as Sepe
- [Leo Lastumäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-lastumaki) as Valtteri

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sheep-eaters-1972
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