THE YEAR OF THE HARE (1977)
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The Year of the Hare
Comedy, Drama
December 23, 1977
Finnish
2h 9m
Finland
Filminor
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
Cast & Characters
Antti Litja
Kaarlo Vatanen
Kauko Helovirta
Desk Sergeant
Markku Huhtamo
Taxi Driver
Paavo Hukkinen
Taxi Driver
Juha Kandolin
Miettinen
Kosti Klemelä
U. Kärkkäinen
Anna-Maija Kokkinen
Leila Heikkinen
Martti Kuningas
Hannikainen
Ahti Kuoppala
Kaartinen
Hannele Lanu
Kiosk Vendor
Hannu Lauri
Huhtinen
Heikki Nousiainen
Toropainen
Esa Pakarinen Jr.
Police Officer
Martti Pennanen
Hunter
Eija Pokkinen
Italian Tourist
Rita Polster
Mrs. Vatanen
Elis Sella
Judge
Jukka Sipilä
Salosensaari
Arto Tuominen
Karlsson
Matti Turunen
Savolainen
Aapo Vilhunen
Police Officer
Georges Copeloussis
Foreign Tourist
Masaaki Hashimoto
Foreign Tourist
Rostislav Holthoer
Guide
Leni Katajakoski
Woman at Pot
Crew
Risto Jarva
Director
Arto Paasilinna
Novel
Arto Paasilinna
Screenplay
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Screenplay
Risto Jarva
Screenplay
Markku Kopisto
Original Music Composer
Antti Peippo
Director of Photography
Kullervo Kukkasjärvi
Producer