Farewell, Mr. President (1987)
Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president.
Director:
Matti Kassila
Writers:
Matti Kassila, Taavi Kassila.
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Hannu Lauri as Asko Mertanen |
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Laila Räikkä as Eeva-Maria Kilpinen |
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Antti Litja as Detective Sergeant Hanhivaara |
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Esa Saario as Detective Lieutenant Kairamo |
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Aake Kalliala as Detective Siika |
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Markku Huhtamo as Detective Huhtanen |
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Markku Nieminen as Detective Rimpiaho |
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Tarmo Manni as President of the Republic |
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Martti Pennanen as Ollila |
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Lauri Väärä as President's Adjutant |
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Rauha Puntti as Elsa Maijala |
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Pentti Järventie as Olavi Maijala |
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Esko Nikkari as Businessman at the Restaurant |
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Olavi Ahonen as Väinö Kuuppa |
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Aarre Karén as Older Man at the Shooting Track |
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Petri Johansson as Younger Man at the Shooting Track |
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Carl-Kristian Rundman as Cop at the Outside Ballroom |
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Tarja Siimes as Pirjo |
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Antti Pääkkönen as Esko |
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Heli Touru as Head Waitress |
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Pekka Juntunen as Blond Waiter |
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Ulla-Sisko Tamminen as Waitress |
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Anita Heikkinen as Waitress |
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Timo Kankainen as Cop at Kilpinen's Shooting Place |
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Salme Laaksonen as Screaming Woman |
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Eero Saarinen as Grönberg, President's chauffor |
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Kari Sara as Janitor |
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Jyrki Kovaleff as Cop at the Hospital |
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Anja Jaakkola as Nurse |
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Taavi Kassila as Police Photographer |
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Risto Aaltonen as Cop who Stops Mertanen |
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Heikki Kirma as Bearded Man at the Office |
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Paavo Huuskonen as Mies 1. ravintolassa |
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Timo Jyllikoski as Autoa ajava poliisi |
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Mikko Kivinen as Worker at Theater |
| Production | Kaj Holmberg | Producer |
| Camera | Kari Sohlberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Irma Taina | Editor |
| Directing | Matti Kassila | Director |
| Production | Kari Sara | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Taavi Kassila | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Pentti Kirstilä | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Merja Väisänen | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Milja Salomies | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Merja Väisänen | Costumer |
| Crew | Olavi Juntunen | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Heikki Sartovuo | Stunt Driver |
| Visual Effects | Jan-Eric Nyström | Animation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjatta Nissinen | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjatta Nissinen | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Tuomo Kattilakoski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Heikki Sarmanto | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Erkki Saarainen | Production Design |
| Writing | Matti Kassila | Screenplay |
| Writing | Taavi Kassila | Screenplay |
| Sound | Oskari Viskari | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Johan Hake | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jeppis K. Kankainen | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jukki Tuura | Gaffer |
| Editing | Pirjo Laivuori | Colorist |
| Camera | Taavi Kassila | Still Photographer |
| Art | Pekka Kuparinen | Property Master |
| Camera | Timo Telsavaara | Second Assistant Camera |