For the Matches

Directed by Risto Orko, Leonid Gaidai
1980    1h 40mComedy, History,
6.86.2
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.

Where to Watch For the Matches

  • Evgeni LeonovAntti Ihalainen
  • Vyacheslav NevinnyyJussi Vatanen
  • Rita PolsterAnna-Liisa Ihalainen
  • Ritva ValkamaMiina Sormunen
  • Georgiy VitsinTahvo Kenonen
  • Galina PolskikhKaisa Karhutar
  • Kauko HelovirtaConstable Torvelainen
  • Leo LastumäkiMulon Partanen
  • Pekka AutiovuoriTurtiainen
  • Olavi AhonenVille Huttunen
  • Sergei FilippovHyvärinen
  • Nina GrebeshkovaHyvärinen's Wife
  • Mikhail PugovkinPolice Chief
  • Vera IvlevaAnna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
  • Martti PennanenBlacksmith
  • Seela SellaWasherwoman
  • Tapio SchestihinCar Owner
  • Ari PohjalainenPainter's Apprentice
  • Stefan Ekholm
  • Simo LahtinenKotilainen's Son

For the Matches Trivia

For the Matches was released on January 18, 1980.

For the Matches was directed by Risto Orko, Leonid Gaidai.

For the Matches has a runtime of 1h 40m.

For the Matches was produced by German Krylov, Aune Kämäräinen, Kare Orko, Olavi Tuomi, Valentina Brusnika.

The key characters in For the Matches are Antti Ihalainen (Evgeni Leonov), Jussi Vatanen (Vyacheslav Nevinnyy), Anna-Liisa Ihalainen (Rita Polster).

For the Matches is a Comedy, History, Adventure film.

For the Matches has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices
    For the Matches (1980) - Plex