For the Matches - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "For the Matches"
Tulitikkuja lainaamassa (1980)
Timing:
1:40 (100 min)
6.2/10
38
38
7.914/10
73234
73234
6.7/10
1400
1400
Actors and characters
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Character Jussi Vatanen
Rita Polster
Character Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
Ritva Valkama
Character Miina Sormunen
Georgiy Vitsin
Character Tahvo Kenonen
Kauko Helovirta
Character Constable Torvelainen
Pekka Autiovuori
Character Turtiainen
Olavi Ahonen
Character Ville Huttunen
Nina Grebeshkova
Character Hyvärinen's Wife
Mikhail Pugovkin
Character Police Chief
Vera Ivleva
Character Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
Martti Pennanen
Character Blacksmith
Seela Sella
Character Washerwoman
Tapio Schestihin
Character Car Owner
Ari Pohjalainen
Character Painter's Apprentice
Simo Lahtinen
Character Kotilainen's Son
Kauko Koivu
Character Blacksmith's Assistant
Nikolay Tengaev
Character Peasant
Viktor Uralsky
Character Peasant
Eine Helke-Viljanen
Character Hyvärisen Host (voice)
Severi Seppänen
Character Ukko Hyvärinen (voice)
Maija-Leena Soinne
Character Kaisa Karhutar (voice)
Aarno Sulkanen
Character Jussi Vatanen (voice)
Martti Tschokkinen
Character Ihalainen (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- In the summer of 1978, a decision was made to produce a joint film with the Finns. The 25th anniversary of the establishment of special relations between the USSR and Finland was approaching, and it needed to be marked with a new film. They decided to film it at Mosfilm. They suggested Georgiy Daneliya as the Soviet director, but he was preparing to shoot "Autumn Marathon," so he declined the offer to participate in the project. Then they turned to Leonid Gaidai.
- The idea of making a film with seven Soviet and seven Finnish actors had to be abandoned. Evgeniy Leonov was immediately cast in the lead role, and then they began searching for a partner for him on set. Auditions were organized with Donatas Banionis, Leonid Kuravlyov, and Vyacheslav Nevinniy.
- Leonid Gaidai freely deviated from the script, finding the written dialogues too drawn-out. They would have been normal for Finnish viewers, but in the USSR they would have been considered tedious. Gaidai shortened the dialogues – to the disappointment of the Finnish audience.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
