The Year of the Hare (1977): Cast
The Year of the Hare is a 1977 comedy drama directed by Risto Jarva, starring Antti Litja as Kaarlo Vatanen, Rita Polster and Pekka Litja. It runs 2 hours 9 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 9m (129 min)
- Director
- Risto Jarva
- Original language
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Finnish - Studio
- Filminor
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Year of the Hare About?
The premise of The Year of the Hare without spoilers.
Vatanen, a young advertising executive, quits his Helsinki job and retreats to the Finnish wilderness. He nurses a hare injured by a car, and they find solitude in Lapland until noisy foreign tourists and pretentious Finnish hosts intrude. When the hare falls ill, Vatanen must return to the city and decide between his new rustic life and his former urban one.
The Year of the Hare Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lapland
- wilderness
- nature
- lapland finland
- human nature relationship
- freedom
- forest
- back to nature
- city country contrast
- rabbit
- based on book
- based on novel
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- advertising agent
- finland
- morning
- hare
- flashback
- car journey
- business meeting
- helsinki finland
- kouvola finland
- doodling
- running over an animal
- left behind
- taxi ride
- sleeping in a barn
- bathing in a river
- veterinary clinic
- summer
- finnish summer
- camping in the woods
- midlife crisis
- rain
- arrest
- police interrogation
- rain soaked
- rain soaked man
- vagrancy
- vagrant
- jail cell
- police station
- cabin in the woods
- conspiracy theory
- forest fire
- fighting a forest fire
- moonshiner
- bulldozer
- foot chase
- chased in the woods
- sitting in a tree
The Year of the Hare Cast & Characters
Antti Litja leads the cast as Kaarlo Vatanen, with Rita Polster as Mrs. Vatanen and Pekka Litja as Vatanen as a Child. Directed by Risto Jarva; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Risto Jarva
- Antti Litja as Kaarlo Vatanen
- Rita Polster as Mrs. Vatanen
- Pekka Litja as Vatanen as a Child
- Heikki Nousiainen as Toropainen
Also Starring in The Year of the Hare
· 34 more- Paavo Hukkinen Taxi Driver
- Jukka Sipilä Salosensaari
- Kauko Helovirta Desk Sergeant
- Markku Huhtamo Taxi Driver
- Ahti Kuoppala Kaartinen
- Hannu Lauri Huhtinen
- Martti Pennanen Hunter
- Aapo Vilhunen Police Officer
- Eija Nousiainen Foreign Tourist
- Jorma Pulkkinen Vaulonen
- Esa Pakarinen Jr. Police Officer
- Eija Pokkinen Italian Tourist
- Leni Katajakoski Woman at Pot
- Anna-Maija Kokkinen Leila Heikkinen
- Kosti Klemelä U. Kärkkäinen
- Helena Notkonen Woman at Pot
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- Martti Kuningas Hannikainen
- Juha Kandolin Miettinen
- Arto Tuominen Karlsson
- Antti Peippo Man at Police Station
- Eero Rinne Tractor Driver
- Orvokki Taivalsaari Foreign Tourist
- Elis Sella Judge
- Matti Turunen Savolainen
- Masaaki Hashimoto Foreign Tourist
- Riku Rinkama Prosecutor
- Hannele Lanu Kiosk Vendor
- Georges Copeloussis Foreign Tourist
- Rostislav Holthoer Guide
- Marja Mykkänen Foreign Tourist
- Lia Petersen Pirkko
- Pertti Sarkio Professor
- Markku Söderström Laaksonen
- Irma Wafin Veterinarian
More from Risto Jarva
More films directed by Risto Jarva: Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei, Bensaa suonissa, Time of Roses and Frozen Foods.
The Year of the Hare Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Harens år” and “L'anno del coniglio”.
- Also known as
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- Harens år
- L'anno del coniglio
- Год зайца
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Vatanen’s Hare, A Brave Hare and The Man with Hare Ears.
The Year of the Hare FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Year of the Hare, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Year of the Hare?
The Year of the Hare runs 2 hours 9 minutes (129 minutes).
When was The Year of the Hare released?
The Year of the Hare was released on December 23, 1977.
Who directed The Year of the Hare?
The Year of the Hare was directed by Risto Jarva.
More films by Risto Jarva Who is in the cast of The Year of the Hare?
The Year of the Hare stars Antti Litja as Kaarlo Vatanen, Rita Polster as Mrs. Vatanen and Pekka Litja as Vatanen as a Child, among 38 credited actors.
Does The Year of the Hare have a post-credit scene?
No. The Year of the Hare has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Year of the Hare in?
The original language of The Year of the Hare is Finnish.
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