Movie: For the Matches

Top 10 Billed Cast

Evgeni Leonov
Евгений Леонов

Antti Ihalainen

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Вячеслав Невинный

Jussi Vatanen

Rita Polster
Rita Polster

Anna-Liisa Ihalainen

Ritva Valkama
Ritva Valkama

Miina Sormunen

Georgiy Vitsin
Георгий Вицин

Tahvo Kenonen

Galina Polskikh
Галина Польских

Kaisa Karhutar

Kauko Helovirta
Kauko Helovirta

Constable Torvelainen

Leo Lastumäki
Leo Lastumäki

Mulon Partanen

Pekka Autiovuori
Pekka Autiovuori

Turtiainen

Olavi Ahonen
Olavi Ahonen

Ville Huttunen

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    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...

  • Release Date

    1980-10-12

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

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  • Languages:

    suomi
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