For the Matches
1980, Finnish. Directed by Risto Orko & Leonid Gaidai.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Fun if you don’t overthink it.
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Cast & crew
- Risto OrkoDirector
- Leonid GaidaiDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 18 January 1980
- Original title
- Tulitikkuja lainaamassa
- Country
- Finland, Soviet Union
- Written by
- Leonid Gaidai, Risto Orko, Vladlen Bakhnov
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What For the Matches is based on
For the Matches is based on Tulitikkuja lainaamassa, a novel by Algot Untola.
Novel
Tulitikkuja lainaamassa
By Algot Untola
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For the Matches: quick answers
Is For the Matches worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.3/10 from 41 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is For the Matches?
For the Matches runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
Does For the Matches have a post-credits scene?
None is listed for For the Matches. Viewers tag these on TMDB, so a brand-new film may not be tagged yet.
For the Matches parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for For the Matches yet.
Which OTT platform is For the Matches on?
For the Matches isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 January 1980. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like For the Matches?
If you liked For the Matches, try Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Batman and Harley Quinn, Once Upon a Deadpool.
Who directed For the Matches?
For the Matches (1980) was directed by Risto Orko and Leonid Gaidai and stars Evgeni Leonov, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Rita Polster.
What is For the Matches based on?
For the Matches is based on Tulitikkuja lainaamassa, a novel by Algot Untola.