Based on the Bertolt Brecht play, the movie follows the farmer Puntila, who when he's sober is a real pig but whenever he gets drunk becomes very generous. Puntila is trying to get his daughter to get married, but the problem is that his drunk self wants her to marry another man than his sober personality wants.

Lasse Pöysti
as Johannes Puntila

Pekka Laiho
as Matti Aaltonen

Arja Saijonmaa
as Eeva Puntila

Martin Kurtén
as

May Pihlgren
as

Sven Ehrström
as

Rolf Labbart
as

Tauno Lehtihalmes
as

Ritva Valkama
as

Elina Salo
as