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Za spichkami

  • 19801980
  • 1h 40m
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6.8/10
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Evgeniy Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, and Georgiy Vitsin in Za spichkami (1980)
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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 ex... Read allIn 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.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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  • Directors
    • Valentina Brusnika(continuity)
    • Leonid Gaidai
    • Risto Orko
  • Writers
    • Vladlen Bakhnov(screenplay)
    • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay)
    • Maiju Lassila(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Evgeniy Leonov
    • Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    • Rita Polster
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Valentina Brusnika(continuity)
    • Leonid Gaidai
    • Risto Orko
  • Writers
    • Vladlen Bakhnov(screenplay)
    • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay)
    • Maiju Lassila(original concept)
  • Stars
    • Evgeniy Leonov
    • Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    • Rita Polster
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    • 3User reviews
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    Za spichkami (1980)
    Evgeniy Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, and Georgiy Vitsin in Za spichkami (1980)
    Evgeniy Leonov and Georgiy Vitsin in Za spichkami (1980)
    Za spichkami (1980)
    Za spichkami (1980)
    Evgeniy Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, and Georgiy Vitsin in Za spichkami (1980)
    Evgeniy Leonov and Vyacheslav Nevinnyy in Za spichkami (1980)

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    Evgeniy Leonov
    Evgeniy Leonov
    • Antti Ihalainenas Antti Ihalainen
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
    • Jussi Vatanenas Jussi Vatanen
    Rita Polster
    • Anna-Liisa Ihalainenas Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
    Ritva Valkama
    • Miina Sormunenas Miina Sormunen
    Georgiy Vitsin
    Georgiy Vitsin
    • Tahvo Kenonen, tailoras Tahvo Kenonen, tailor
    Galina Polskikh
    Galina Polskikh
    • Kaisa Karhutaras Kaisa Karhutar
    Kauko Helovirta
    • Constable Torvelainenas Constable Torvelainen
    Leo Lastumäki
    • Mulon Partanenas Mulon Partanen
    Pekka Autiovuori
    • Turtiainenas Turtiainen
    Olavi Ahonen
    • Ville Huttunenas Ville Huttunen
    Sergey Filippov
    Sergey Filippov
    • Hyvärinenas Hyvärinen
    Nina Grebeshkova
    Nina Grebeshkova
    • Hyvärinen's wifeas Hyvärinen's wife
    Mikhail Pugovkin
    Mikhail Pugovkin
    • Police chiefas Police chief
    Vera Ivleva
    Vera Ivleva
    • Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinenas Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
    Martti Pennanen
    • Blacksmithas Blacksmith
    • (as M. Pennanen)
    Seela Sella
    • Washerwomanas Washerwoman
    • (as S. Sella)
    Tapio Schestihin
    • Car owneras Car owner
    Ari Pohjalainen
    • Painter's apprenticeas Painter's apprentice
    • Directors
      • Valentina Brusnika(continuity)
      • Leonid Gaidai
      • Risto Orko
    • Writers
      • Vladlen Bakhnov(screenplay)
      • Leonid Gaidai(screenplay)
      • Maiju Lassila(original concept)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    • Trivia
      Last film directed by Risto Orko who hadn't directed a feature film since 1943.
    • Connections
      Featured in Suomi-Filmin tarina: Sotien vuodet 1939-1943 (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Pesenka pro chyorta
      Music by Aleksandr Zatsepin

      Lyrics by Yuriy Entin

      Performed by Evgeniy Leonov and Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Unfunny and Agonising to Watch
    A farcical comedy with a few very good actors which is supposed to be funny; the only thing, it is not. Made in Russia in 1980, it was announced as a Russian-Finnish co-production, although all the leads and supporting actors are Russian. Is it authentic? I visited both countries, and my opinion is, the Russian actors in this film don't look like Finns and don't behave like them. Such Russian stars as Leonov, Nevinnyy and Vitsin are wasted, and silliness creeps in from the very start and then builds up and clogs up everything. The director, Gayday, made quite a number of really witty situation comedies. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. Try 'Twelve Chairs' or 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style', instead.
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    • Tonino101
    • Oct 25, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 1980 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Soviet Union
      • Finland
    • Official site
      • Mosfilm (Russia)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Borrowing Matchsticks
    • Production companies
      • Mosfilm
      • Suomi-Filmi
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    Box office

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      • FIM 2,987,770 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes

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