Production Credits For the Matches
For the Matches
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought For the Matches to life.
The Cast
31 Members
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
Simo LahtinenKotilainen's Son
Kauko KoivuBlacksmith's Assistant
Leonid KuravlyovPeasant
Nikolay TengaevPeasant
Viktor UralskyPeasant
Eine Helke-ViljanenHyvärisen Host (voice)
Heikki KinnunenNarrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice)
Severi SeppänenUkko Hyvärinen (voice)
Maija-Leena SoinneKaisa Karhutar (voice)
Aarno SulkanenJussi Vatanen (voice)
Martti TschokkinenIhalainen (voice)
Yrjö TähteläPoliisipäällikkö (voice)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Risto OrkoDirector
Leonid GaidaiScreenplay
Risto OrkoScreenplay
Klavdiya AleyevaEditor
Vladlen BakhnovScreenplay
Sergei PoluyanovDirector of Photography
Leonid GaidaiDirector
Tapio VilpponenScreenplay