For the Matches

Name: For the Matches
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, History
Released: 1980-01-18
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Evgeni Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Rita Polster, Ritva Valkama, Georgiy Vitsin

1980·Movie·100 min·★ 6.3(41)

Comedy AdventureHistory

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...

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About For the Matches

For the Matches is a 1980 Finnish-language comedy, adventure and history film directed by Risto Orko and Leonid Gaidai. The cast is led by Evgeni Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Rita Polster. It has a runtime of 1h 40m.

For the Matches was produced by Mosfilm and Suomi-Filmi and made in Finland and Soviet Union. It was released on January 18, 1980.

Director: Risto Orko, Leonid Gaidai
Writers: Vladlen Bakhnov, Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko
Release date: January 18, 1980
Original language: Finnish
Status: Released
Country: Finland, Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi

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For the Matches cast & crew

For the Matches was directed by Risto Orko and Leonid Gaidai and written by Vladlen Bakhnov, Leonid Gaidai, and Risto Orko.

The cast features Evgeni Leonov as Antti Ihalainen, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Jussi Vatanen, Rita Polster as Anna-Liisa Ihalainen, Ritva Valkama as Miina Sormunen, Georgiy Vitsin as Tahvo Kenonen, and Galina Polskikh as Kaisa Karhutar.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Aleksandr Zatsepin and cinematography is by Sergei Poluyanov.

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At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, adventure, and history, For the Matches is worth a place on your watchlist.

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