For the Matches Cast and Crew

For the Matches

Plot: 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

Release Date: Sunday, October 12 1980
44 years ago

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Cast

Evgeni Leonov. Evgeni Leonov was 54 in For the Matches as 'Antti Ihalainen'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 02 1926 –
Died: Sat, Jan 29 1994

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy. Vyacheslav Nevinnyy was 45 in For the Matches as 'Jussi Vatanen'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 30 1934 –
Died: Sun, May 31 2009

Rita Polster. Rita Polster was 32 in For the Matches as 'Anna-Liisa Ihalainen'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 02 1948

Ritva Valkama. Ritva Valkama was 47 in For the Matches as 'Miina Sormunen'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 13 1932 –
Died: Fri, May 08 2020

Georgiy Vitsin. Georgiy Vitsin was 63 in For the Matches as 'Tahvo Kenonen'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 05 1917 –
Died: Mon, Oct 22 2001

Galina Polskikh. Galina Polskikh was 40 in For the Matches as 'Kaisa Karhutar'.

Birthday: Mon, Nov 27 1939

Kauko Helovirta. Kauko Helovirta was 55 in For the Matches as 'Constable Torvelainen'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 21 1924 –
Died: Sat, Sep 13 1997

Leo Lastumäki. Leo Lastumäki was 51 in For the Matches as 'Mulon Partanen'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1928 –
Died: Sun, Jan 29 2012

Pekka Autiovuori. Pekka Autiovuori was 34 in For the Matches as 'Turtiainen'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 19 1946

Olavi Ahonen. Olavi Ahonen was 57 in For the Matches as 'Ville Huttunen'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 21 1923 –
Died: Fri, Sep 01 2000

Sergei Filippov. Sergei Filippov was 68 in For the Matches as 'Hyvärinen'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 11 1912 –
Died: Thu, Apr 19 1990

Nina Grebeshkova. Nina Grebeshkova was 49 in For the Matches as 'Hyvärinen's Wife'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 29 1930

Mikhail Pugovkin. Mikhail Pugovkin was 57 in For the Matches as 'Police Chief'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 13 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jul 25 2008

Vera Ivleva. Vera Ivleva was 37 in For the Matches as 'Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 18 1943 –
Died: Fri, Jan 08 1999

Martti Pennanen. Martti Pennanen was 56 in For the Matches as 'Blacksmith'.

Birthday: Sat, Dec 08 1923 –
Died: Fri, Dec 17 2010

Seela Sella. Seela Sella was 43 in For the Matches as 'Washerwoman'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 30 1936

Tapio Schestihin. Tapio Schestihin was >> in For the Matches as 'Car Owner'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ari Pohjalainen. Ari Pohjalainen was >> in For the Matches as 'Painter's Apprentice'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Stefan Ekholm. Stefan Ekholm was >> in For the Matches

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Simo Lahtinen. Simo Lahtinen was >> in For the Matches as 'Kotilainen's Son'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kauko Koivu. Kauko Koivu was >> in For the Matches as 'Blacksmith's Assistant'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Leonid Kuravlyov. Leonid Kuravlyov was 44 in For the Matches as 'Peasant'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 08 1936 –
Died: Sun, Jan 30 2022

Nikolay Tengaev. Nikolay Tengaev was 62 in For the Matches as 'Peasant'.

Birthday: Wed, May 01 1918 –
Died: Sat, Apr 11 1987

Viktor Uralsky. Viktor Uralsky was 55 in For the Matches as 'Peasant'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 26 1925 –
Died: Mon, Mar 16 2009

Eine Helke-Viljanen. Eine Helke-Viljanen was 58 in For the Matches as 'Hyvärisen Host (voice)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 01 1922 –
Died: Fri, May 20 1994

Heikki Kinnunen. Heikki Kinnunen was 34 in For the Matches as 'Narrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 08 1946

Severi Seppänen. Severi Seppänen was 63 in For the Matches as 'Ukko Hyvärinen (voice)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 28 1917 –
Died: Wed, Mar 17 1982

Maija-Leena Soinne. Maija-Leena Soinne was 40 in For the Matches as 'Kaisa Karhutar (voice)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 06 1940

Aarno Sulkanen. Aarno Sulkanen was 40 in For the Matches as 'Jussi Vatanen (voice)'.

Birthday: Mon, Apr 01 1940

Martti Tschokkinen. Martti Tschokkinen was 45 in For the Matches as 'Ihalainen (voice)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1935 –
Died: Thu, Jul 11 1996

Yrjö Tähtelä. Yrjö Tähtelä was 44 in For the Matches as 'Poliisipäällikkö (voice)'.

Birthday: Mon, Mar 09 1936 –
Died: Thu, Jan 09 2025

Crew

Risto Orko. Risto Orko was 81 in For the Matches as 'Director, Screenplay'

Birthday: Fri, Sep 15 1899 –
Died: Sat, Sep 29 2001

Olavi Tuomi. Olavi Tuomi was 48 in For the Matches as 'Unit Production Manager, Assistant Director, "B" Camera Operator'

Birthday: Sun, May 22 1932 –
Died: Tue, Nov 14 2006

Leonid Gaidai. Leonid Gaidai was 57 in For the Matches as 'Screenplay, Director'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 30 1923 –
Died: Fri, Nov 19 1993

German Krylov. German Krylov was >> in For the Matches as 'Production Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kare Orko. Kare Orko was >> in For the Matches as 'Production Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Marina Volovich. Marina Volovich was >> in For the Matches as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sergei Poluyanov. Sergei Poluyanov was 56 in For the Matches as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Fri, Jan 04 1924 –
Died: Thu, Mar 10 1983

Tapio Vilpponen. Tapio Vilpponen was 67 in For the Matches as 'Screenplay, Production Design, Costume Designer'

Birthday: Sat, May 31 1913 –
Died: Wed, Aug 31 1994

Vladlen Bakhnov. Vladlen Bakhnov was 56 in For the Matches as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Mon, Jan 14 1924 –
Died: Wed, Oct 26 1994

Klavdiya Aleyeva. Klavdiya Aleyeva was >> in For the Matches as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Raisa Lukina. Raisa Lukina was 76 in For the Matches as 'Music Editor'

Birthday: Wed, Apr 27 1904 –
Died: Wed, Jan 18 1995

Roza Budantseva. Roza Budantseva was >> in For the Matches as 'Script Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Viktor Babushkin. Viktor Babushkin was 50 in For the Matches as 'Sound Effects Editor'

Birthday: Sun, Aug 24 1930 –
Died: Sat, Jul 25 1998

Erkki Melakoski. Erkki Melakoski was 54 in For the Matches as 'Music Consultant'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 05 1926 –
Died: Sun, Apr 06 1997

Aleksandr Zatsepin. Aleksandr Zatsepin was 54 in For the Matches as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Wed, Mar 10 1926

Yury Entin. Yury Entin was 45 in For the Matches as 'Lyricist'

Birthday: Wed, Aug 21 1935

Raisa Margachyova. Raisa Margachyova was >> in For the Matches as 'Sound Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Sergei Skripka. Sergei Skripka was 31 in For the Matches as 'Conductor'

Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1949

Robert MacKichan. Robert MacKichan was >> in For the Matches as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Feliks Yasyukevich. Feliks Yasyukevich was 56 in For the Matches as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Fri, Dec 14 1923 –
Died: Mon, Feb 06 2012

Evgeniy Shvedov. Evgeniy Shvedov was >> in For the Matches as 'Assistant Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tatyana Kovrigina. Tatyana Kovrigina was >> in For the Matches as 'Makeup Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Eila Sipilä. Eila Sipilä was >> in For the Matches as 'Wardrobe Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Valentina Brusnika. Valentina Brusnika was >> in For the Matches as 'Continuity, Production Secretary'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Elsa Pättiniemi. Elsa Pättiniemi was >> in For the Matches as 'Costume Designer, Costumer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Antti Venäläinen. Antti Venäläinen was >> in For the Matches as 'Assistant Location Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Pertti Salo. Pertti Salo was >> in For the Matches as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Maiju Lassila. Maiju Lassila would have been no older than 49 in For the Matches as 'Original Concept'

Birthday: Sat, Nov 28 1868 –
Died: Tue, May 21 1918

Yuri Yepishin. Yuri Yepishin was >> in For the Matches as 'Second Assistant "A" Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Zoya Dudorova. Zoya Dudorova was >> in For the Matches as 'Costume Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Matti Lehtonen. Matti Lehtonen was >> in For the Matches as 'Sound'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Kauko Koivu. Kauko Koivu was >> in For the Matches as 'Location Manager'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Aleksandr Klimenko. Aleksandr Klimenko was >> in For the Matches as 'VFX Artist'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Anatoliy Golubev. Anatoliy Golubev was >> in For the Matches as 'Gaffer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

V. Kovalskiy. V. Kovalskiy was >> in For the Matches as 'Still Photographer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Teuvo Hietanen. Teuvo Hietanen was >> in For the Matches as 'Sound Assistant'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Elena Bogatyryova. Elena Bogatyryova was >> in For the Matches as 'Makeup Designer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Helmi Kastikainen. Helmi Kastikainen was >> in For the Matches as 'Dresser'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ulf Bergstrem. Ulf Bergstrem was >> in For the Matches as 'Visual Effects Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Gunnar Friman. Gunnar Friman was >> in For the Matches as 'Second Assistant "B" Camera'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Aune Kämäräinen. Aune Kämäräinen was >> in For the Matches as 'Production Secretary'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday