For the Matches
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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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Evgeni Leonov
Antti Ihalainen
Known for
Gentlemen of Fortune
Kin-dza-dza!
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Jussi Vatanen
Known for
Hedgehog in the Fog
It Can't Be!
Rita Polster
Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
Also in
Pyhä perhe
Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit
Ritva Valkama
Miina Sormunen
Also in
Parempi myöhään
Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon
Georgiy Vitsin
Tahvo Kenonen
Known for
Gentlemen of Fortune
Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
Galina Polskikh
Kaisa Karhutar
Known for
Walking the Streets of Moscow
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
Kauko Helovirta
Constable Torvelainen
Also in
The Year of the Hare
Yön saalistajat
Leo Lastumäki
Mulon Partanen
Also in
Lampaansyöjät
Viu-hah hah-taja
Pekka Autiovuori
Turtiainen
Also in
Skin, Skin
Kaikenlaisia karkulaisia
Olavi Ahonen
Ville Huttunen
Known for
The Unknown Soldier
Sergei Filippov
Hyvärinen
Known for
12 Chairs
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Nina Grebeshkova
Hyvärinen's Wife
Known for
The Diamond Arm
It Can't Be!
Risto Orko Director · Leonid Gaidai Director Vladlen Bakhnov Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Risto Orko
Director
Leonid Gaidai
Screenplay
Vladlen Bakhnov
Screenplay Production designer Costume designer
Tapio Vilpponen
Author
Maiju Lassila
Composer
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Cinematographer
Sergei Poluyanov
Editor
Klavdia Aleeva
Production designer
Feliks Yasyukevich
Costume designer
Zoya Dudarova
Costume designer
Elsa Pättiniemi
First release January 18, 1980 · Produced in Finland, Russia, Russia · Languages Finnish, Russian
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Suomi-Filmi
Production
Suomi-Filmi Oy
Production
Finland · Russia · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tulitikkuja lainaamassa
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Russian
Release dates
Finland · January 18, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 17, 1981 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 8, 1981 · Theatrical
Russia
September 22, 1980 · Premiere
October 12, 1980 · Theatrical
Russia
January 11, 2011 · Physical · DVD
April 15, 2023 · Digital · Remastering 4K
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