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For the Matches(Movie, 1980)

Original title: "Tulitikkuja lainaamassa" (Finnish/FI)
1h 40min | Genre: Comedy
For the MatchesRating: 3.2/5 (with 1515 votes)
Borrowing Matchsticks (Russian: За спичками, romanized: Za spichkami, Finnish: Tulitikkuja lainaamassa) is a Soviet–Finnish historical adventure comedy film produced by Mosfilm and Suomi-Filmi in 1980. Film based on the novel by Algot Untola. ()
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About For the Matches

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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Additional Information

Production countries: Finland, Soviet Union
Shot in: Porvoo
Plays in: Finland
Based on the work of: Algot Untola ("Tulitikkuja lainaamassa")
Made by: suomi-filmi
Original language: Finnish (FI)
Spoken languages: Finnish (FI)
Translated into 5 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), Finnish (FI), Latvian (LV), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/18/1980
Voice Actor: Antonina Konchakova, Roman Filippov, Igor Yasulovich, Tamara Sovchi, Yuriy Sarantsev, Nikolay Grabbe, Aleksandr Shirvindt
Screenwriter: Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Out to Borrow Matches"
"Za spichkami"
"За спичками"

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