Farewell, Mr. President
1987, Finnish. Directed by Matti Kassila.
Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Matti KassilaDirector
- Hannu LauriAsko Mertanen
- Laila RäikkäEeva-Maria Kilpinen
- Antti LitjaDetective Sergeant Hanhivaara
- Esa SaarioDetective Lieutenant Kairamo
- Aake KallialaDetective Siika
- Markku HuhtamoDetective Huhtanen
- Markku NieminenDetective Rimpiaho
- Tarmo ManniPresident of the Republic
- Martti PennanenOllila
- Lauri VääräPresident's Adjutant
- Rauha PunttiElsa Maijala
- Pentti JärventieOlavi Maijala
Details
- Released
- 16 January 1987
- Original title
- Jäähyväiset presidentille
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Matti Kassila, Taavi Kassila
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What Farewell, Mr. President is based on
Farewell, Mr. President is based on Jäähyväiset presidentille, a 1979 novel by Pentti Kirstilä.
Novel · 1979
Jäähyväiset presidentille
By Pentti Kirstilä
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Farewell, Mr. President isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 January 1987. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Farewell, Mr. President?
Farewell, Mr. President (1987) was directed by Matti Kassila and stars Hannu Lauri, Laila Räikkä, Antti Litja.
What is Farewell, Mr. President based on?
Farewell, Mr. President is based on Jäähyväiset presidentille, a 1979 novel by Pentti Kirstilä.