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The Liar

The Liar

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ComedyDrama

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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.

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Budget

$27630

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

27 February 1981

Country

Finland

Cast

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki

Ville Alfa

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Tuula

Juuso Hirvikangas

Juuso Hirvikangas

Juuso

Matti Pellonpää

Matti Pellonpää

Fan of Chandler

Lars Lindberg

Lars Lindberg

Harri

Mikko Mattila

Mikko Mattila

Fan of Hemingway

Eija Vilpas

Eija Vilpas

Woman at Bar Counter

Markku Peltola

Markku Peltola

Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall

Mikko Kivinen

Mikko Kivinen

Sturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall

Juice Leskinen

Juice Leskinen

Himself

Esa Sirkkunen

Esa Sirkkunen

Olli

Jukka Järvelä

Jukka Järvelä

Man at Bar Counter

Marja Heiskanen

Marja Heiskanen

Kiosk Vendor

Toni Sulzbeck

Toni Sulzbeck

Bum

Taina Nyström

Taina Nyström

Girl in Pavement Cafe

Juhani Tommola

Juhani Tommola

Doorman

Reino Markkanen

Reino Markkanen

Paula Kaurismäki

Paula Kaurismäki

Tapio Saariaho

Tapio Saariaho

Virve Larimo

Virve Larimo

Jukka Anttila

Jukka Anttila

Tinnu Suninen

Tinnu Suninen

Kalevi Kannisto

Kalevi Kannisto

Anne-Mari Salo

Anne-Mari Salo

Markku Oikkonen

Markku Oikkonen

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