- Country: Finland
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 1959-09-04
- Director: Matti Kassila
- Writers: Matti Kassila , Ilmari Kianto
- Language: Finnish
- Stars: Holger Salin , Liisa Nevalainen , Petri Tanner , Jukka Eklund , Marianne Eronen , Terhi Virtanen , Tiina Jokela , Jussi Jurkka , Rakel Laakso , Tarmo Manni
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: 5 wins & 1 nomination
- AKA: Punainen viiva , Det röda strecket (Finland) , The Red Line
- Plot: In 1906, a poor farmer in the backwoods of Finland -- then part of Russia -- struggles to make a living for his wife and four children. He hears about a new law that will allow equal voting rights to all citizens, rich and poor, men and women. He attends a Socialist meeting and starts believing that everything will turn better after the upcoming election. Instead, things only get worse for him and his wife after the election day. They start blaming themselves, believing that their tragedies are God's way of punishing them for voting the Socialists.
- IMDB:tt0053194
Punainen viiva Cast · · · ALL
Matti Kassila
Director
Holger Salin
Topi Romppanen
Liisa Nevalainen
Riika
Jussi Jurkka
Puntarpää
Rakel Laakso
Kunilla
Tarmo Manni
Simana Arhippaini
Pentti Irjala
Raappana
Tyyne Haarla
Kuppari-Kaisa
Toivo Mäkelä
Jussi
Matti Oravisto
Priest
Leo Jokela
Guy
Martti Kainulainen
Guy
Matti Aulos
Nuurperi
Artturi Laakso
Isä Jumala
Kaarlo Wilska
Kalle
Kauko Kokkonen
Guy
Anton Soini
Man in Meeting
Varma Lahtinen
Woman in Meeting
Mauno Hyvönen
Chairman
Matti Lehtelä
Pirhonen
Veikko Linna
Man (uncredited)
Toivo Lahti
Man (uncredited)
Eila Pehkonen
Lady (uncredited)
Elsa Turakainen
Lady (uncredited)
Mirjam Himberg
Lady (uncredited)
Kaarlo Juurela
Man on Hill (uncredited)