Quick facts
- Released
- January 18, 1980
- Runtime
- 100 min
- IMDb
- tt0081796
- Country
- Finland, Soviet Union
- Language
- Finnish
- Studio
- Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi
Themes
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
Sergei Filippov
Hyvärinen
Nina Grebeshkova
Hyvärinen's Wife
Mikhail Pugovkin
Police Chief
Vera Ivleva
Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
Martti Pennanen
Blacksmith
Seela Sella
Washerwoman
Tapio Schestihin
Car Owner
Ari Pohjalainen
Painter's Apprentice
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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.
- When was For the Matches released?
- For the Matches is a 1980 comedy, adventure, history film.
- Where can I watch For the Matches?
- You can watch For the Matches with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.