Hunting for Miss Europe

Jul 29, 1955

1h 25m

★ 8.5

Overview

Miss Europe Hunting (1955) is a romantic comedy directed by Erik Blomberg and co-written with Lars-Eric Malmlund, which utilizes material recorded during the Miss Europe competitions held in Finland. The story follows the career and relationship development of bird photographer Antero Lintunen (Lasse Pöysti) and American journalist Evelyn McNutty (Lippe Hokkanen). In the path signified by coincidences and misunderstandings, they also find each other.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Kansan Elokuva

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Cast

Antero W. Lintunen

Lasse Pöysti

Evelyn McNatty

Lippe Hokkanen

Vilho Siivola

Editorial assistant

Matti Aulos

Miss Germany

Sonja Dahnk

Miss Italy

Wandisa Guida

Miss Switzerland

Claude Ivry

Miss Holland

Engeline Kalkhoven

Miss Belgium

Madeleine Lamal

Miss France

Monique Lambert

Miss Sweden

Hillevi Larsson

Miss Greece

Depi Martini

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