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Borrowing Matchsticks (Russian: За спичками, translit. Za spichkami, Finnish: Tulitikkuja lainaamassa) is a Soviet–Finnish comedy film produced by Mosfilm and Suomifilm in 1980. Film based on the novel by Algot Untola.
Original Release
01/18/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Evgeniy Leonov | Antti Ihalainen |
| Vyacheslav Nevinnyy | Jussi Vatanen |
| Rita Polster | Anna-Liisa Ihalainen |
| Ritva Valkama | Miina Sormunen |
| Georgiy Vitsin | Tahvo Kenonen, tailor / Tahvo Kenonen |
| Galina Polskikh | Kaisa Karhutar |
| Kauko Helovirta | Constable Torvelainen |
| Leo Lastumäki | Mulon Partanen |
| Pekka Autiovuori | Turtiainen |
| Olavi Ahonen | Ville Huttunen |
Directors
Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko, Pilin Tachakittiranan
Writers
Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko, Vladlen Bakhnov, Maiju Lassila, Tapio Vilpponen, Yuriy Entin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Evgeniy Leonov | Antti Ihalainen |
| Vyacheslav Nevinnyy | Jussi Vatanen |
| Rita Polster | Anna-Liisa Ihalainen |
| Ritva Valkama | Miina Sormunen |
| Georgiy Vitsin | Tahvo Kenonen, tailor / Tahvo Kenonen |
| Galina Polskikh | Kaisa Karhutar |
| Kauko Helovirta | Constable Torvelainen |
| Leo Lastumäki | Mulon Partanen |
| Pekka Autiovuori | Turtiainen |
| Olavi Ahonen | Ville Huttunen |
| Sergey Filippov | Hyvärinen |
| Nina Grebeshkova | Hyvärinen's wife |
| Mikhail Pugovkin | Police chief |
| Vera Ivleva | Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen |
| Martti Pennanen | Blacksmith |
| Seela Sella | Washerwoman |
| Tapio Schestihin | Car owner |
| Ari Pohjalainen | Painter's apprentice |
| Stefan Ekholm | |
| Simo Lahtinen | Kotilainen's son |
