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For the Matches

19801h 40mRisto Orko,Leonid Gaidai

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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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What is For the Matches (1980) 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 stars in For the Matches?

For the Matches stars Evgeni Leonov (Antti Ihalainen), Vyacheslav Nevinnyy (Jussi Vatanen), Rita Polster (Anna-Liisa Ihalainen), Ritva Valkama (Miina Sormunen), Georgiy Vitsin (Tahvo Kenonen). The film was directed by Risto Orko.

How long is For the Matches?

For the Matches has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1980.

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