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

Markku Huhtamo
Detective Huhtanen

Markku Nieminen
Detective Rimpiaho

Tarmo Manni
President of the Republic

Martti Pennanen
Ollila

Lauri Väärä
President's Adjutant

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

Petri 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 / Unit Manager

Jyrki Kovaleff
Cop at the Hospital

Anja Jaakkola
Nurse

Taavi Kassila
Police Photographer / Assistant Director / Screenplay / Still Photographer

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

Kaj Holmberg
Producer

Kari Sohlberg
Director of Photography

Irma Taina
Editor

Matti Kassila
Director / Screenplay

Pentti Kirstilä
Novel

Marjatta Nissinen
Costume Design / Makeup Designer

Merja Väisänen
Makeup Artist / Costumer

Milja Salomies
Production Manager

Olavi Juntunen
Stunt Driver

Heikki Sartovuo
Stunt Driver

Jan-Eric Nyström
Animation

Tuomo Kattilakoski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Heikki Sarmanto
Original Music Composer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 16, 1987
Original NameJäähyväiset presidentille
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sadistic psychopath
assassination of president
based on novel or book
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.
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