Born American (1986)
A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Director:
Renny Harlin
Writers:
Markus Selin, Renny Harlin.
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Mike Norris as Savoy |
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Steve Durham as Mitch |
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David Coburn as K.C. |
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Thalmus Rasulala as The Admiral |
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Albert Salmi as United States emissary |
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Piita Vuosalmi as Nadja |
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Vesa Vierikko as Kapsky |
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Ismo Kallio as Zarkov |
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Laura Munsterhjelm as Irina |
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Antti Horko as Cossack |
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Pauli Virtanen as Sergei |
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Jone Takamäki as Interrogator |
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Inkeri Luoma-aho as Female Guard |
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Markku Blomqvist as Irina's Father |
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Sari Havas as Girl at Party |
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Marjo Vuollo as Tamara |
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Juhani Tuominen as Car Salesman |
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Mats Helge Olsson as Priest (uncredited) |
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Stack Pierce as The Admiral (uncredited) (voice) |
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Jorma Vaittinen as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Eero Henttonen as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Rapa Ripa as KGB Man (uncredited) |
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Renny Harlin as Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice) |
| Writing | Markus Selin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Renny Harlin | Director |
| Writing | Renny Harlin | Screenplay |
| Camera | Henrik Paersch | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tuija Luukkainen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sirpa Östring-Järvinen | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Lennard | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Lionel Strutt | ADR Recordist |
| Crew | Renny Harlin | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Víctor Quintero | Stunts |
| Directing | Harry Päiväläinen | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Shirley Shaw | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Mats Helge Olsson | Special Effects |
| Sound | Richard G. Mitchell | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Venetia Stevenson | Production Design |
| Sound | Ian Voigt | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Gary Pike | Stunts |
| Crew | Rapa Ripa | Stunts |
| Crew | Karl von Kügelgen | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anja Pekkala | Costume Design |
| Directing | Paul Martin Hardesty | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Torsti Nyholm | Set Designer |
| Art | Terhi Tammila | Property Master |
| Production | Markus Selin | Producer |
| Sound | Brigitte Arnold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alex Mackie | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Osmo Savolainen | Special Effects |
| Crew | Eddie Braun | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Venetia Stevenson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Editing | Paul Martin Smith | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Parker Sanders | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Gary Baxley | Stunts |