The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare (1977)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1977-12-23
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 18 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Filminor
  • Production Country: Finland
  • Director: Risto Jarva
star 7.1/10
From 18 Ratings

Summary

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

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  • Antti Litja

    as Kaarlo Vatanen

  • Kauko Helovirta

    as Desk Sergeant

  • Markku Huhtamo

    as Taxi Driver

  • Paavo Hukkinen

    as Taxi Driver

  • Juha Kandolin

    as Miettinen

  • Kosti Klemelä

    as U. Kärkkäinen

  • Anna-Maija Kokkinen

    as Leila Heikkinen

  • Martti Kuningas

    as Hannikainen

  • Ahti Kuoppala

    as Kaartinen

  • Hannele Lanu

    as Kiosk Vendor

  • Hannu Lauri

    as Huhtinen

  • Heikki Nousiainen

    as Toropainen

  • Esa Pakarinen Jr.

    as Police Officer

  • Martti Pennanen

    as Hunter

  • Eija Pokkinen

    as Italian Tourist

  • Rita Polster

    as Mrs. Vatanen

  • Elis Sella

    as Judge

  • Jukka Sipilä

    as Salosensaari

  • Arto Tuominen

    as Karlsson

  • Matti Turunen

    as Savolainen

  • Aapo Vilhunen

    as Police Officer

  • Georges Copeloussis

    as Foreign Tourist

  • Masaaki Hashimoto

    as Foreign Tourist

  • Rostislav Holthoer

    as Guide

  • Leni Katajakoski

    as Woman at Pot

  • Pekka Litja

    as Vatanen as a Child

  • Marja Mykkänen

    as Foreign Tourist

  • Helena Notkonen

    as Woman at Pot

  • Eija Nousiainen

    as Foreign Tourist

  • Antti Peippo

    as Man at Police Station

  • Lia Petersen

    as Pirkko

  • Jorma Pulkkinen

    as Vaulonen

  • Riku Rinkama

    as Prosecutor

  • Eero Rinne

    as Tractor Driver

  • Pertti Sarkio

    as Professor

  • Markku Söderström

    as Laaksonen

  • Orvokki Taivalsaari

    as Foreign Tourist

  • Irma Wafin

    as Veterinarian
Directing Risto Jarva Director
Writing Arto Paasilinna Novel
Production Kullervo Kukkasjärvi Producer
Sound Tuomo Kattilakoski Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Matteus Marttila Production Design
Sound Matti Kuortti Production Sound Mixer
Sound Timo Linnasalo Production Sound Mixer
Directing Orvokki Taivalsaari Script Supervisor
Writing Arto Paasilinna Screenplay
Writing Kullervo Kukkasjärvi Screenplay
Writing Risto Jarva Screenplay
Sound Markku Kopisto Original Music Composer
Camera Antti Peippo Director of Photography
Editing Risto Jarva Editor
Costume & Make-Up Marja Mykkänen Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Inkeri Terävä Makeup Artist

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