Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
Cast
Tauno Palo
Reinhold Varavaara
Irma Seikkula
Mrs. Varavaara
Maikki Länsiö
Löpö
Kaija Siikala
Marja
Jussi Jurkka
Galileo Varavaara
Maija Karhi
Jaana Varavaara
Matti Ranin
Pentti Varavaara
Leo Jokela
Hubert
Toivo Mäkelä
Arvo Kääri
Pentti Irjala
Huitu
Mauri Jaakkola
Lopponen
Pertti Weckström
Portieeri
Pekka Tiilikainen
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Crew
Matti Kassila
Director
Juha Nevalainen
Screenplay
Nils Holm
Editor
Esko Nevalainen
Director of Photography
Mauno Mäkelä
Executive Producer
Lauri Elo
Production Design
Ensio Suominen
"B" Camera Operator
Eila Lehto
Hairstylist
Leo Jokela
Makeup Artist
Gösta Salminen
Sound
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound
Toivo Kärki
Original Music Composer
Ritva Arvelo
Dialogue
Mirjam Salminen
Script Supervisor
Tuukka Soitso
Location Manager
Mauri Jaakkola
Location Manager
Åke Blomqvist
Choreographer
Mika Waltari
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