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Borrowing Matchsticks
The film
Borrowing Matchsticks (Russian: За спичками, romanized: Za spichkami, Finnish: Tulitikkuja lainaamassa) is a Soviet–Finnish historical adventure comedy film produced by Mosfilm and Suomi-Filmi in 1980. The film is based on the novel with the same title, Tulitikkuja lainaamassa, by Algot Untola. The novel was also put to film in 1938, Borrowing Matchsticks (1938 film).
DirectorLeonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genrescomédie · film ou téléfilm d'aventure · film ou téléfilm historique
CountryUnion soviétique, Finlande
Runtime100 min
Record & provenance
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