For the Matches (1980)
In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected...
Director: Risto Orko, Leonid Gaidai
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, History
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: January 18, 1980
Cast
- Evgeni Leonov - Antti Ihalainen
- Vyacheslav Nevinnyy - Jussi Vatanen
- Rita Polster - Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
- Ritva Valkama - Miina Sormunen
- Georgiy Vitsin - Tahvo Kenonen
- Galina Polskikh - Kaisa Karhutar
- Kauko Helovirta - Constable Torvelainen
- Leo Lastumäki - Mulon Partanen
- Pekka Autiovuori - Turtiainen
- Olavi Ahonen - Ville Huttunen
Screenplay
- Vladlen Bakhnov (Screenplay)
- Yury Entin (Lyricist)
- Leonid Gaidai (Screenplay)
- Risto Orko (Screenplay)
- Tapio Vilpponen (Screenplay)
Music: Aleksandr Zatsepin
Cinematography: Sergei Poluyanov
Editing: Klavdiya Aleyeva
Production: Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi
Country: Finland, Soviet Union
Language: suomi
Original Language: fi
Keywords
based on novel or book
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is For the Matches about?
- In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected...
- Who directed For the Matches?
- For the Matches was directed by Risto Orko, Leonid Gaidai.
- Who stars in For the Matches?
- For the Matches stars Evgeni Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Rita Polster, Ritva Valkama, Georgiy Vitsin, Galina Polskikh.
- How long is For the Matches?
- For the Matches has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is For the Matches?
- For the Matches is a Comedy, Adventure, History film.
- Where was For the Matches produced?
- For the Matches was produced in Finland, Soviet Union.