Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1979 film)

For the 1960 film, see Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1960 film).

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (Swedish: Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti) is a 1979 Finnish-Swedish drama film directed by Ralf Långbacka.^[1] The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2] The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.^[3]

Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Directed by	Ralf Långbacka
Written by	Bertolt Brecht (play Mr Puntila and his Man Matti) Ralf Långbacka Hella Wuolijoki
Produced by	Anssi Mänttäri
Starring	Lasse Pöysti
Cinematography	Heikki Katajisto
Release date	21 December 1979 (1979-12-21)
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	Finland Sweden
Language	Swedish

Cast

• Lasse Pöysti as Johannes Puntila
• Pekka Laiho as Matti Aaltonen
• Arja Saijonmaa as Eeva Puntila
• Martin Kurtén as Attaché Eino Silakka
• May Pihlgren as Dean's wife
• Sven Ehrström as Fredrik
• Rolf Labbart as Dairy manager
• Tauno Lehtihalmes as Dean
• Ritva Valkama as Emma Takinainen
• Elina Salo as Chemistry clerk
• Pirkko Nurmi as Liisu

See also

• List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti". sfi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Patterson, Michael (2006). "Mr Puntila and His Man Matti". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

External links

• Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti at IMDb
• Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti at the Swedish Film Institute Database