Hilja maitotyttö

{{Infobox film

| name = Hilja maitotyttö

| image = The Milkmaid.jpg

| caption = US film poster

| director = T. J. Särkkä

| producer = T. J. Särkkä

| writer = Juha Nevalainen

| based_on = {{Based on|Hilja the Milkmaid|Johannes Linnankoski}}

| narrator =

| starring = Anneli Sauli
Saulo Haarla
Tauno Palo

| music = Harry Bergström

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1953}}

| runtime = 87 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

| budget = FIM 9,276,733

}}

Hilja maitotyttö (English translation The Milkmaid) is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by T. J. Särkkä, and starred Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haarla and Tauno Palo. A film is based on the 1913 short story "Hilja the Milkmaid" by Johannes Linnankoski.{{cite web|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_123474|title=Hilja - maitotyttö|website=Elonet|access-date=6 August 2023|language=fi}} When it premiered in Finland, the film caused a stir and controversy due to its eroticism and the rape scene included in the story; however, the erotic content guaranteed the sale of the film to a dozen other countries.Pajukallio, Arto: Elokuvat. Helsingin Sanomat 4.7.2012, s. B 13.

Cast

The film's director is seen in a cameo role as a summer guest on the dance stage.

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