Farewell, Mr. President (1987)
1h 27m
Running Time
January 16, 1987Release Date
Farewell, Mr. President (1987)
1h 27m
Running Time
January 16, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.
Hannu Lauri
Asko Mertanen
Laila Räikkä
Eeva-Maria Kilpinen
Antti Litja
Detective Sergeant Hanhivaara
Esa Saario
Detective Lieutenant Kairamo
Aake Kalliala
Detective Siika
Matti Kassila
Director
Markku Huhtamo
Detective Huhtanen
Taavi Kassila
Writer
Markku Nieminen
Detective Rimpiaho
Tarmo Manni
President of the Republic
Pentti Kirstilä
Writer
Martti Pennanen
Ollila
Kaj Holmberg
Producer
Lauri Väärä
President's Adjutant
Heikki Sarmanto
Composer
Rauha Puntti
Elsa Maijala
Pentti Järventie
Olavi Maijala
Esko Nikkari
Businessman at the Restaurant
Olavi Ahonen
Väinö Kuuppa
Aarre Karén
Older Man at the Shooting Track
Pentti Johansson
Younger Man at the Shooting Track
Carl-Kristian Rundman
Cop at the Outside Ballroom
Tarja Siimes
Pirjo
Antti Pääkkönen
Esko
Heli Touru
Head Waitress
Pekka Juntunen
Blond Waiter
Ulla-Sisko Tamminen
Waitress
Anita Heikkinen
Waitress
Timo Kankainen
Cop at Kilpinen's Shooting Place
Salme Laaksonen
Screaming Woman
Eero Saarinen
Grönberg, President's chauffor
Kari Sara
Janitor / Line Producer / Unit Manager
Jyrki Kovaleff
Cop at the Hospital
Anja Jaakkola
Nurse
Risto Aaltonen
Cop who Stops Mertanen
Heikki Kirma
Bearded Man at the Office
Paavo Huuskonen
Mies 1. ravintolassa
Timo Jyllikoski
Autoa ajava poliisi
Mikko Kivinen
Worker at Theater
Kari Sohlberg
Director of Photography
Irma Taina
Editor
Marjatta Nissinen
Costume Design / Makeup Designer
Jan-Eric Nyström
Animation
Oskari Viskari
Sound Recordist
Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Johan Hake
Sound Recordist
Erkki Saarainen
Production Design / Set Designer
Merja Väisänen
Makeup Artist / Costumer
Pekka Kuparinen
Set Decoration
Milja Salomies
Production Manager
Olavi Juntunen
Stunt Driver
Heikki Sartovuo
Stunt Driver
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 16, 1987
Original NameJäähyväiset presidentille
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Genres
Wiki.
Farewell, Mr. President (or Goodbye, Mr. President; Finnish: Jäähyväiset presidentille) is a 1987 Finnish action thriller film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannu Lauri. It tells the story of a disgruntled waiter planning to assassinate the Finnish President. The film is based on a 1979 thriller novel of the same name by Pentti Kirstilä. Unlike contemporary Finnish films, the film is a thrilling film strongly influenced by post-classic Hollywood films.With a budget of more than FIM 3 million, the film once received little attention from viewers and its reception were mostly mixed. However, Hannu Lauri, who played the lead, was awarded the Jussi Award for his chilling performance.