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The Year of the Hare (1977)

ALL 12/23/1977 (fi) Comedy, Drama 129 Min
  • Release
    12/23/1977
  • Production
    Filminor
  • Rotten tomato
    72.65%
  • Original title
    Jäniksen vuosi
  • Original language
    fi
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life

  1. Risto Jarva

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Risto Jarva

    Editor



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  1. Antti Litja

    Kaarlo Vatanen

  2. Kauko Helovirta

    Desk Sergeant

  3. Markku Huhtamo

    Taxi Driver

  4. Paavo Hukkinen

    Taxi Driver

  5. Juha Kandolin

    Miettinen

  6. Kosti Klemelä

    U. Kärkkäinen

  7. Anna-Maija Kokkinen

    Leila Heikkinen

  8. Martti Kuningas

    Hannikainen

  9. Ahti Kuoppala

    Kaartinen

  10. Hannele Lanu

    Kiosk Vendor

  11. Hannu Lauri

    Huhtinen

  12. Heikki Nousiainen

    Toropainen

  13. Esa Pakarinen Jr.

    Police Officer

  14. Martti Pennanen

    Hunter

  15. Eija Pokkinen

    Italian Tourist

  16. Rita Polster

    Mrs. Vatanen

  17. Elis Sella

    Judge

  18. Jukka Sipilä

    Salosensaari

  19. Arto Tuominen

    Karlsson

  20. Matti Turunen

    Savolainen

  21. Aapo Vilhunen

    Police Officer

  22. Georges Copeloussis

    Foreign Tourist

  23. Masaaki Hashimoto

    Foreign Tourist

  24. Rostislav Holthoer

    Guide

  25. Leni Katajakoski

    Woman at Pot

  26. Pekka Litja

    Vatanen as a Child

  27. Marja Mykkänen

    Foreign Tourist

  28. Helena Notkonen

    Woman at Pot

  29. Eija Nousiainen

    Foreign Tourist

  30. Antti Peippo

    Man at Police Station

  31. Lia Petersen

    Pirkko

  32. Jorma Pulkkinen

    Vaulonen

  33. Riku Rinkama

    Prosecutor

  34. Eero Rinne

    Tractor Driver

  35. Pertti Sarkio

    Professor

  36. Markku Söderström

    Laaksonen

  37. Orvokki Taivalsaari

    Foreign Tourist

  38. Irma Wafin

    Veterinarian

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 38 , Crews : 16

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The Year of the Hare (1977) 129 Min

ALL 12/23/1977 (fi)
Comedy, Drama
  • Release 12/23/1977
  • Production
    Filminor
  • Original title Jäniksen vuosi
  • fi
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life

  1. Risto Jarva

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Risto Jarva

    Editor

  4. Kullervo Kukkasjärvi

    Producer



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