Flame Top

Flame Top (Tulipää) is a 1980 Finnish drama film directed by Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film depicts the life of the writer Algot Untola. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

 * Asko Sarkola as Algot Untola
 * Rea Mauranen as Olga Esempio
 * Kari Franck as Gunnar Avanto
 * Esko Salminen as Arwid
 * Ritva Juhanto as Kurttuska
 * Ari Suonsuu as Kalle
 * Tuomas Railo as Sulo Esempio
 * Heikki Alho as Pikku-Pouvali
 * Yuri Rodionov as Rawitz
 * Galina Galtseva as Magda
 * Soli Labbart as Maria Lassila
 * Pirkka Karskela as Young Algot
 * Markku Blomqvist as Lundberg
 * Esa Suvilehto as Pöntinen
 * Matti Oravisto as Commandant Carl von Wendt