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Pimeys odottaa

Pimeys odottaa

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Pimeys odottaa

1985

1h 19m

4.5(4 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Matti Mäki is a young man who gets involved with a corrupt police man seeking proof that his wife, a night club singer, is cheating on him in this film noir style thriller.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Pekka Valkeejärvi

Pekka Valkeejärvi

Matti Mäki

Riitta Havukainen

Riitta Havukainen

Virve Salminen

Arno Virtanen

Detective Mäkinen

Heikki Peltonen

Salminen

Turo Pajala

Turo Pajala

Paavo

Ritva Sorvali

Liisa

Aino Seppo

Aino Seppo

Marja

Eero Tuomikoski

työnjohtaja

Juuso Hirvikangas

Juuso Hirvikangas

huoltoaseman hoitaja

Jussi Parviainen

Jussi Parviainen

taksikuski

Creative team

Directed by: Pauli Pentti
Written by: Pauli Pentti
Antti Lindqvist
Produced by: Jaakko Talaskivi
Mika Kaurismäki

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