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For the Matches (1980)

Original title: Tulitikkuja lainaamassa

1980-10-12 · 1h 40m · FI
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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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Leonid GaidaiDirectorRisto OrkoDirector

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Evgeni LeonovEvgeni LeonovAntti IhalainenVyacheslav NevinnyyVyacheslav NevinnyyJussi VatanenGeorgiy VitsinGeorgiy VitsinTahvo KenonenGalina PolskikhGalina PolskikhKaisa KarhutarRita PolsterRita PolsterAnna-Liisa IhalainenSergei FilippovSergei FilippovHyvärinenVera IvlevaVera IvlevaAnna-Kaisa HyvärinenKauko HelovirtaKauko HelovirtaConstable TorvelainenPekka AutiovuoriPekka AutiovuoriTurtiainenOlavi AhonenOlavi AhonenVille HuttunenRitva ValkamaRitva ValkamaMiina SormunenNina GrebeshkovaNina GrebeshkovaHyvärinen's Wife

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Based on novel or book

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Genre affinityComedy · Adventure · HistoryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or BookDialogue densityComedyDirector preference387657 · 300753Actor preference347229 · 349219 · 530434Country preferenceFi

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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...

How long is For the Matches?

For the Matches has a runtime of 100 minutes.