Portraits of Women 1970
5.4 / 10
Portraits of Women
Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.
Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.
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Full Cast & Crew
... Pertti 'Pertsa'
... Saara Suominen
... Liisa
AE
Aarre Elo... Jussi
... Ulla Carlsson
HG
Henrik Granö... Sven Pettersson
Release Date:
Feb 06, 1970 (Finland)
Run Time:
1hr 30`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Finnish
Production Countries:
Finland
Status:
Released
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Portraits of Women - Portraits of Women
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Pertti 'Pertsa'
... Saara Suominen
... Liisa
AE
Aarre Elo... Jussi
... Ulla Carlsson
HG
Henrik Granö... Sven Pettersson
... Peter von Spaak (uncredited)
... Producer (uncredited)
... Schoolboy (uncredited)
HS
Heli Sakki... Actress (uncredited)
... Film Crew Member (uncredited)
... Special Effects Man (uncredited)
... Real Estate Broker (uncredited)
... Reporter (uncredited)
HL
Henrik Lax... Mayor (uncredited)
AP
Aimo Paapio... Ulla's Father (uncredited)
... Ulla's Mother (uncredited)
... Woman on Dock (uncredited)
... Woman on Dock (uncredited)
PB
Paul Brück... Man on Dock (uncredited)
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