Filmmakers
Above the lineAK
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
AK
Screenplay
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
TS
Cinematography
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
AK
Editing
Aki Kaurismäki
Editor
SF
Music
Shelley Fisher
Original Music Composer
JS
Production Design
Jukka Salmi
MP
Production Design
Markku Pätilä
TH
Costume Design
Tuula Hilkamo
Cast
47KO
Kati Outinen
Ilona
KV
Kari Väänänen
Lauri
ES
Elina Salo
Mrs. Sjöholm
SK
Sakari Kuosmanen
Melartin
MP
Markku Peltola
Lajunen
MO
Matti Onnismaa
Forsström
SF
Shelley Fisher
Pianist
MA
Markus Allan
Orchestra Member
PG
Pauli Granfelt
Orchestra Member
KL
Kari Lindqvist
Orchestra Member
PM
Pentti Mutikainen
Orchestra Member
TP
Tommi Parkkonen
Orchestra Member
TW
Taisto Wesslin
Orchestra Member
TL
Tuire Liiti
Waitress
KV
Kaarina Väyrynen
Waitress
EL
Elli Lindstedt
Old Couple
VL
Vilhelm Lindstedt
Old Couple
TT
Tuire Tuomisto
Kitchen Maid
MA
Mustafa Altin
Amir
PA
Pentti Auer
Buyer of Dubrovnik
IL
Iisak Lusua
Buyer of Dubrovnik
SS
Simo Santalahti
Buyer of Dubrovnik
SM
Solmu Mäkelä
Foreman
OM
Outi Mäenpää
Lauri's Sister
EN
Esko Nikkari
Restaurant Manager
TL
Tarja Laiho
Labour Official
SP
Sulevi Peltola
Man at Nelia
VM
Vesa Mäkelä
Tax Official
TJ
Tero Jartti
Tax Official
KP
Kaija Pakarinen
Woman in Dressing Gown
VH
Vesa Häkli
Ugly Man
AR
Antti Reini
Ugly Man
YJ
Yrjö Järvinen
Man at Olympia
OK
Ona Kamu
Cleaning Woman
EF
Eero Försti
Repossession Man
KN
Kari Nenonen
Repossession Man
KH
Klaus Heydemann
Real Estate Broker
MV
Mato Valtonen
Car Dealer
AK
Aarre Karén
Bank Manager
RP
Rose-Marie Precht
Hairdresser
CB
Clas-Ove Bruun
Carpenter
SS
Silu Seppälä
Carpenter
JP
Jorma Pulla
Gilder
AB
Atte Blom
First Customer
PB
Peter von Bagh
First Customer
JG
Juho Grönqvist
Garbage Man
KJ
Kari Järvinen
Garbage Man
Departments
30Production
- Sinikka UsvamaaAccountant
- Reinhard BrundigCo-Producer
- Eila WerningCo-Producer
- Fabienne VonierCo-Producer
- Jukka JalkanenLocation Manager
- Heikki UkkonenLocation Manager
- Aki KaurismäkiProducer
- Paula OinonenProduction Assistant
- Erkki AstalaProduction Manager
- Haije AlanojaProduction Secretary
- Jaakko TalaskiviUnit Manager
Camera
- Heikki FärmAssistant Camera
- Malla HukkanenStill Photographer
Sound
- Kimmo TaavilaSound
- Jouko LummeSound
- Juuso HirvikangasSound Assistant
- Jouko LummeSound Editor
- Timo LinnasaloSound Editor
- Tom ForsströmSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Jan-Eric NyströmTitle Designer
Editing
- Timo NousiainenColorist
- Tuija KotamäkiNegative Cutter
Lighting
- Olavi TuomiGaffer
- Olli VarjaGaffer
- Lauri TomminenGaffer
- Risto LaasonenGaffer
Crew
- Matti PellonpääIn Memory Of
- Raili SalmiPost Production Supervisor
Directing
- Erja DammertAssistant Director
- Malla HukkanenScript Supervisor