Eight Deadly Shots (1972)
Synopsis
Small-scale farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. Rest of the movie is a long flashback examining the events that finally leads to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks gradually deeper and deeper into the poverty, gets into trouble with both police and tax officials while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a true story.
Release Date: 1972-09-15
Runtime: 145 minutes
Director: Mikko Niskanen
Top Cast
- Mikko Niskanen as Pasi
- Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala as Vaimo - Pasi's Wife
- Paavo Pentikäinen as Reiska
- Tauno Paananen as Tauno, "Tanu"
- Elina Liimatainen as Elina, "Ellu"
- Ari Vainiontaus as Ari
- Mauno Argillander as Manu
- Sulo Hokkanen as Sulo Kokki
- Ilmari Piilonen as Riistapäällikkö - gamekeeper
- Yrjö Liehunen as Kauppias - Shopkeeper
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