Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (Swedish: Herr Puntila och hans dräng Matti) is a 1979 Finnish-Swedish drama film directed by Ralf Långbacka. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is based on the 1948 play Mr Puntila and His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht which in turn is based on the 1940 Finnish play The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki.
Cast
Lasse Pöysti as Johannes Puntila
Pekka Laiho as Matti Aaltonen
Arja Saijonmaa as Eeva Puntila
Martin Kurtén as Attaché Eino Silakka
May Pihlgren as Dean's wife
Sven Ehrström as Fredrik
Rolf Labbart as Dairy manager
Tauno Lehtihalmes as Dean
Ritva Valkama as Emma Takinainen
Elina Salo as Chemistry clerk
Pirkko Nurmi as Liisu