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The Year of the Hare

Jäniksen vuosi

Movie 1977 TMDB 7.3/10 Released

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

The Year of the Hare is a movie first shown in 1977. Runtime is 129 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Comedy, Drama. TMDB score 7.3/10 from 28 votes.

129mRuntime
28TMDB votes

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Jäniksen vuosi
Release year
1977
Release date
December 23, 1977
Status
Released
Runtime
129 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Filminor
Director
Risto Jarva
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (28 votes)
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Cast

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Kaarlo Vatanen

Kauko Helovirta

Kauko Helovirta

Desk Sergeant

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

Taxi Driver

Paavo Hukkinen

Paavo Hukkinen

Taxi Driver

J

Juha Kandolin

Miettinen

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

U. Kärkkäinen

A

Anna-Maija Kokkinen

Leila Heikkinen

Martti Kuningas

Martti Kuningas

Hannikainen

Ahti Kuoppala

Ahti Kuoppala

Kaartinen

H

Hannele Lanu

Kiosk Vendor

Hannu Lauri

Hannu Lauri

Huhtinen

Heikki Nousiainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Toropainen

E

Esa Pakarinen Jr.

Police Officer

M

Martti Pennanen

Hunter

E

Eija Pokkinen

Italian Tourist

Rita Polster

Rita Polster

Mrs. Vatanen

E

Elis Sella

Judge

Jukka Sipilä

Jukka Sipilä

Salosensaari

Characters

  • Kaarlo Vatanen voiced by Antti Litja
  • Desk Sergeant voiced by Kauko Helovirta
  • Taxi Driver voiced by Markku Huhtamo
  • Taxi Driver voiced by Paavo Hukkinen
  • Miettinen voiced by Juha Kandolin
  • U. Kärkkäinen voiced by Kosti Klemelä
  • Leila Heikkinen voiced by Anna-Maija Kokkinen
  • Hannikainen voiced by Martti Kuningas
  • Kaartinen voiced by Ahti Kuoppala
  • Kiosk Vendor voiced by Hannele Lanu
  • Huhtinen voiced by Hannu Lauri
  • Toropainen voiced by Heikki Nousiainen
  • Police Officer voiced by Esa Pakarinen Jr.
  • Hunter voiced by Martti Pennanen
  • Italian Tourist voiced by Eija Pokkinen
  • Mrs. Vatanen voiced by Rita Polster
  • Judge voiced by Elis Sella
  • Salosensaari voiced by Jukka Sipilä

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