The Worthless (1982)
Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
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Matti Pellonpää as Manne |
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Pirkko Hämäläinen as Veera |
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Juuso Hirvikangas as Harri |
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Esko Nikkari as Harström |
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Jorma Markkula as Mitja |
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Asmo Hurula as Väyry |
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Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa |
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Ari Piispa as Vasili |
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Aino Seppo as Tiina |
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Veikko Aaltonen as Juippi |
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Elina Kivihalme as Anna-Kaarina |
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Pentti Lahti as Sax Player |
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Pentti Auer as Boss |
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Aarre Karén as 1# Poolshark |
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Kauko Laurikainen as 2# Poolshark |
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Pehr-Olof Sirén as Art Buyer |
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Tuija Vuolle as Art Buyer's Wife |
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Veijo Pasanen as Carlos |
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Erkki Thil as Gambler |
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Aila Pervonsuu as Bargirl |
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Chelaf Abdeslam as Acrobat (as Langry Jr.) |
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Harri Hyttinen as Clown |
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Matti Lötjönen as Motorcycle cop |
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Paavo Piskonen as Terrorist |
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Sirpa Taivainen as Terrorist's Wife |
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Aku Hämäläinen as Portier |
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Eija Vilpas as Croupier |
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Riitta Havukainen as Girl in the car |
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Marius Gaidon as Garcon |
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Anssi Tikanmäki as Pianist |
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Timo Eränkö as Man loosing his hat |
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Marita Järvinen as Boss's girl |
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Kari Happonen as - |
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Lauri Törhönen as Tiina's Boyfriend |
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Pekka Hietala as Hagström's Assistant |
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Hannu Väyrynen as Pool Player |
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Jukka Anttila as Man in Bar |
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Tiina Bergström as Kissing girl |
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Jukka Penttilä as Doorman |
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Esa Pulliainen as Himself |
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Matti Penttilä as Doorman |
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Tino Räsänen as Kissing Boy |
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Mikael Sievers as Roulette Player |
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Rauli Somerjoki as Himself |
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Kaj Troberg as Roulette Player |
| Directing | Mika Kaurismäki | Director |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jörn Donner | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Art | Timo Eränkö | Production Design |
| Art | Aki Kaurismäki | Production Design |
| Art | Heikki Ukkonen | Production Design |
| Sound | Jussi Olkinuora | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Dialogue |
| Sound | Anssi Tikanmäki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kjell Westman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Antti Kari | Editor |
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Location Manager |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Production Manager |
| Camera | Mikko Mattila | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Leena Palmu | Negative Cutter |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Writing | Mika Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Sound | Mikael Sievers | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Kaj Troberg | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Heikki Ortamo | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Heikki Ortamo | Gaffer |
| Directing | Anne Holmberg | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Karl von Kügelgen | Special Effects |
| Editing | Markku Lind | Colorist |
| Editing | Jari Savola | Colorist |