The Liar (1981)

MOVIEmeter

SEE RANK

Up 5,302 this week

53 min - Comedy | Drama - 28 February 1981 (Finland)

7.2

Ratings: 7.2/10 from 229 users
Reviews: 2 user | 2 critic

Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.



Blog Photos Mini-Guide »

Create a list »

Related Lists

Intended Viewing

a list of 116 titles by benjamin12345 created 12 Jan 2011

The best Finnish movies

a list of 76 titles by intiaaniaino created 8 months ago

Mika Kaursimäki Top10

a list of 10 titles by hellvair87 created 4 months ago

Modern Black and White Movies

a list of 107 titles by RAMPARTisGREAT created 3 months ago

Parhaimmat leffat tässä ulottuvuudessa

a list of 96 titles by Jarno Harju created 2 weeks ago

See all 8 related lists »

1 win See more awards »

Edit

Cast

Credited cast:
	Aki Kaurismäki	...	Ville Alfa
	Pirkko Hämäläinen	...	Tuula
	Juuso Hirvikangas	...	Juuso
	Lars Lindberg	...	Harri
	Esa Sirkkunen	...	Olli
	Jukka Järvelä	...	Man at Bar Counter
	Marja Heiskanen	...	Kiosk Vendor
	Matti Pellonpää	...	Friend of Chandler
	Mikko Mattila	...	Friend of Hemingway
	Taina Nyström	...	Girl in Pavement Café
	Eija Vilpas	...	Woman at Bar Counter
	Toni Sulzbeck	...	Bum
	Juhani Tommola	...	Doorman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jukka Anttila
	Mikko Kivinen

Full cast and crew »

Edit

Storyline

Add Full Plot | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »

Edit

Details

Country:

West Germany | Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

28 February 1981 (Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Der Lügner See more »

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF) See more »

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

See full technical specs »

Edit

Did You Know?

Connections

References Band of Outsiders (1964) See more »

Soundtracks

"Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
Written by Billy Myles
Performed by John Mayall & Bluesbreakers (feat. Eric Clapton) See more »