For the Matches

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For the Matches

1980

1h 40m

6.3(40 votes)

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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...

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Risto Orko
Leonid Gaidai
Written by: Vladlen Bakhnov
Leonid Gaidai

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