What is the duration of For the Matches?

The duration of For the Matches is 100 mins.

What is the original language of For the Matches?

The original language of For the Matches is Finnish.

Who directed For the Matches?

For the Matches was directed by Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko.

Which studio made For the Matches?

For the Matches was produced by Mosfilm.

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Q: Does For the Matches have end credit scenes?

For the Matches does not have end credit scenes.

Adventure

History

Comedy

Runtime

100 mins

Language

Finnish

In the quiet countryside of Liperi, Eastern Finland, Anna‑Liisa Ihalainen sends her husband Antti to fetch a small box of matches from the family home. What should be a quick errand stretches far longer than expected, leaving her waiting alone in the still, rural house.

Mosfilm

Studio

Leonid Gaidai

Director

Risto Orko

Director

Does For the Matches have end credit scenes?

No!

For the Matches does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of For the Matches

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Heikki Kinnunen

Narrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice)

Seela Sella

Washerwoman

Rita Polster

Anna-Liisa Ihalainen

Nina Grebeshkova

Hyvärinen's Wife

Mikhail Pugovkin

Police Chief

Leonid Kuravlyov

Peasant

Evgeni Leonov

Antti Ihalainen

Galina Polskikh

Kaisa Karhutar

Leo Lastumäki

Mulon Partanen

Pekka Autiovuori

Turtiainen

Olavi Ahonen

Ville Huttunen

Martti Tschokkinen

Ihalainen (voice)

Maija-Leena Soinne

Kaisa Karhutar (voice)

Aarno Sulkanen

Jussi Vatanen (voice)

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Jussi Vatanen

Viktor Uralsky

Peasant

Yrjö Tähtelä

Poliisipäällikkö (voice)

Georgiy Vitsin

Tahvo Kenonen

Martti Pennanen

Blacksmith

Sergei Filippov

Hyvärinen

Vera Ivleva

Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen

Kauko Helovirta

Constable Torvelainen

Ritva Valkama

Miina Sormunen

Tapio Schestihin

Car Owner

Ari Pohjalainen

Painter's Apprentice

Stefan Ekholm

Simo Lahtinen

Kotilainen's Son

Kauko Koivu

Blacksmith's Assistant

Nikolay Tengaev

Peasant

Eine Helke-Viljanen

Hyvärisen Host (voice)

Severi Seppänen

Ukko Hyvärinen (voice)

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