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| Directed by | Toivo Särkkä |
| Written by | Toivo Särkkä |
| Based on | Juha by Juhani Aho |
| Produced by | Toivo Särkkä |
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| Edited by | Armas Vallasvuo |
| Music by | Tauno Pylkkänen |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | FIM 28,718,104[1] |
Juha (also known as Love Along a River)[1] is a 1956 Finnish drama film produced, written, and directed by Toivo Särkkä. The film is based on a 1911 novel Juha by Juhani Aho, telling the story of the farm host Juha and his young wife Marja, whose usual everyday life is disrupted when a Karelian traveling merchant arrives and starts seducing the passionate Marja. The film stars Elina Pohjanpää, Eino Kaipainen and Veikko Uusimäki.
Juha is the first Finnish feature-length color film and also the first Finnish widescreen film.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b "Juha". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Tv-maailma 15/2011, p. 21. (in Finnish)
- ^ Arto Pajukallio: Elokuvat, p. D 7. Helsingin Sanomat, 20 April 2011. (in Finnish)
- ^ Huhtala, Jussi (2 December 2019). "Tänään tv:ssä: Vuoden 1956 klassikko oli ensimmäinen suomalainen värielokuva". Episodi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.