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The White Reindeer

Original title: Valkoinen peura
  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 14m
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7.0/10
2.2K
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The White Reindeer (1952)
DramaFantasyHorror
A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Erik Blomberg
  • Writers
    • Erik Blomberg
    • Mirjami Kuosmanen
  • Stars
    • Mirjami Kuosmanen
    • Kalervo Nissilä
    • Åke Lindman
  • Director
    • Erik Blomberg
  • Writers
    • Erik Blomberg
    • Mirjami Kuosmanen
  • Stars
    • Mirjami Kuosmanen
    • Kalervo Nissilä
    • Åke Lindman
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    • 13User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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    The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen and Kalervo Nissilä in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen and Kalervo Nissilä in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen and Kalervo Nissilä in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Åke Lindman in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen and Kalervo Nissilä in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Mirjami Kuosmanen in The White Reindeer (1952)
    Åke Lindman in The White Reindeer (1952)

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    Mirjami Kuosmanen
    Mirjami Kuosmanen
    • Pirita…
    Kalervo Nissilä
    • Aslak
    Åke Lindman
    Åke Lindman
    • Metsänhoitaja
    Jouni Tapiola
    • Niila
    Arvo Lehesmaa
    • Tsalkku-Nilla
    Matti Haapamäki
    • Poropaimen
    • (uncredited)
    Tyyne Haarla
    • Vanhempi nainen
    • (uncredited)
    Pentti Irjala
    • Puhemies
    • (uncredited)
    Edvin Kajanne
    • Poromies
    • (uncredited)
    Kauko Laurikainen
    • Mies kodassa
    • (uncredited)
    Heimo Lepistö
    • Rikas äijä
    • (uncredited)
    Osmo Osva
    • Poromies
    • (uncredited)
    Tauno Rova
    • Poromies
    • (uncredited)
    Jarl Siekkinen
    • Poropaimen
    • (uncredited)
    Aulis Silvonen
    • Poropaimen
    • (uncredited)
    Eljas Taina
    • Poropaimen
    • (uncredited)
    Aarne Tarkas
    Aarne Tarkas
    • Sulhanen
    • (uncredited)
    Inke Tarkas
    • Morsian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Erik Blomberg
    • Writers
      • Erik Blomberg
      • Mirjami Kuosmanen
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    • Trivia
      Only Finnish film to win a Golden Globe.
    • Goofs
      The movie depicts Sámi people but instead of Sámi languages they speak Finnish, even to each other. It is true that the Sámi speech community has been shifting towards Finnish in Finland, but the total absence of Sámi languages in the dialogue is not plausible.
    • Connections
      Featured in Erik Blomberg - elämä ja kamera (1982)

    User reviews13

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    9/10
    Visually stunning horror
    I recently got a chance to see this on the big screen and it is definitely a special film. Filmed in Lapland, nearly everyone moves about in this film on skis or reindeer-drawn toboggan. The lonely snow-covered landscapes lightly dotted with trees, humans, and curving herds of reindeer look beautiful in black and white. The film capitalizes on the mythic and mystic nature of the landscape and the land--The Land of the Midnight Sun. What a perfect setting for a film about love, loneliness, fears of abandonment, and, of course, vampires. The horror is a subtle one and even now barely verges on the campy (thanks to the uniqueness of its setting). The strange shots of the sun hovering on the horizon and of reindeer stampeding across the snow only enhance this bizarre tale. The main actress is quite stunning and plays the balance of her role well. A definite treat for fans of foreign or horror films.
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    • limshun
    • Mar 30, 2005

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    • Release date
      • 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Language
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Das weiße Rentier
    • Filming locations
      • Otsamo Fell, Inari, Finland
    • Production company
      • Junior-Filmi
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    • Budget
      • $33,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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