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For the Matches (1980) · Cineora

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A RISTO ORKO FILM

For the Matches

19801h 40mMovie

AdventureComedyHistory

IMDb6.7/ 10 · 1.4K votes

THE STORY

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...

Funny
Quirky
Feel-good
Period piece
Road trip
Small town

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Gentle
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for family night and a rainy day.

DirectorRisto Orko · Leonid Gaidai

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Evgeni LeonovAntti Ihalainen

Vyacheslav NevinnyyJussi Vatanen

Rita PolsterAnna-Liisa Ihalainen

Ritva ValkamaMiina Sormunen

Georgiy VitsinTahvo Kenonen

Galina PolskikhKaisa Karhutar

Kauko HelovirtaConstable Torvelainen

Leo LastumäkiMulon Partanen

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