Film
The Liar
1981 · 53m · Comedy · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.8
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Overview
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Cast
Aki Kaurismäki
Ville Alfa
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Tuula
Juuso Hirvikangas
Juuso
Matti Pellonpää
Fan of Chandler
Lars Lindberg
Harri
Mikko Mattila
Fan of Hemingway
Eija Vilpas
Woman at Bar Counter
Markku Peltola
Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall
Mikko Kivinen
Sturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall
Juice Leskinen
Himself
Esa Sirkkunen
Olli
Jukka Järvelä
Man at Bar Counter
Marja Heiskanen
Kiosk Vendor
Toni Sulzbeck
Bum
Taina Nyström
Girl in Pavement Cafe
Juhani Tommola
Doorman
Crew
- Mika KaurismäkiDirector · Producer
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
- Pauli PenttiWriter
- Anne LakanenEditor
- Antti KariEditor
Details
- Release date
- February 27, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 53m
- Rated
- S
- Budget
- $27,630
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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