Noita palaa elämään

The film is considered to be one of the first Finnish horror movies, along with Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) and Valkoinen peura (1952).[2] The nudity scenes provoked a lot of controversy at the time, and helped the film to get sold to the United States and the West Germany. In Finland, 14 meters of the film was censored, including the line: "I want to hold a young warm body in my arms – in the meadow, among flowers naked, in the warmth of fire, in the warmth of blood".[3]

Noita palaa elämään won two Jussi Awards, one for Esko Töyri for best cinematography and another for Lauri Elo for best production design. Young actress Mirja Mane was both praised and criticized for her performance as the witch. The reception from female critics was mostly negative, while some of the male critics noted that Mane's performance reflected an obvious talent.[4][5]

• Mirja Mane as Birgit Suomaa, the witch
• Toivo Mäkelä as Hannu
• Hillevi Lagerstam as Greta
• Sakari Jurkka as Veikko Hallberg
• Helge Herala as Kauko
• Aku Korhonen as Baron Hallberg
• Rakel Laakso as housekeeper
• Elna Hellman as Sauna-Maija
• Elsa Turakainen as Leena
• Elli Ylimaa as Saara
• Einari Ketola as Janne
• Jalmari Parikka as Henrik
• Mauri Jaakkola as chaplain
• Leo Jokela as hired man