The Shadow's Edge
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Film / 1987
Farewell, Mr. President
Directed by
Matti Kassila
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.
The story
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.
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Cast
Hannu LauriAsko Mertanen
Laila RäikkäEeva-Maria Kilpinen
Antti LitjaDetective Sergeant Hanhivaara
Esa SaarioDetective Lieutenant Kairamo
Aake KallialaDetective Siika
Markku HuhtamoDetective Huhtanen
Markku NieminenDetective Rimpiaho
Tarmo ManniPresident of the Republic
Martti PennanenOllila
Lauri VääräPresident's Adjutant
Rauha PunttiElsa Maijala
Pentti JärventieOlavi Maijala
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Esko NikkariBusinessman at the Restaurant
Olavi AhonenVäinö Kuuppa
Aarre KarénOlder Man at the Shooting Track
Petri JohanssonYounger Man at the Shooting Track
Carl-Kristian RundmanCop at the Outside Ballroom
Tarja SiimesPirjo
Antti PääkkönenEsko
Heli TouruHead Waitress
Pekka JuntunenBlond Waiter
Ulla-Sisko TamminenWaitress
Anita HeikkinenWaitress
Timo KankainenCop at Kilpinen's Shooting Place
Salme LaaksonenScreaming Woman
Eero SaarinenGrönberg, President's chauffor
Kari SaraJanitor
Jyrki KovaleffCop at the Hospital
Anja JaakkolaNurse
Taavi KassilaPolice Photographer
Risto AaltonenCop who Stops Mertanen
Heikki KirmaBearded Man at the Office
Paavo HuuskonenMies 1. ravintolassa
Timo JyllikoskiAutoa ajava poliisi
Mikko KivinenWorker at Theater
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