The Year of the Hare [39008] Released: 1977-12-23 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 129 mins Popularity: 0.3566 Vote Average: 7.262 Vote Count: 21 Overview: Young advertising executive Vatanen suddenly quits his job and his whole life in Helsinki, and decides to spend a while in the Finnish wilderness. A wounded hare hit by a car becomes his travel companion. Together they find reclusion in the Finnish Lapland, soon to be disturbed by a noisy group of foreign tourists and their pretentious Finnish hosts. When the hare gets ill and needs to see a vet, Vatanen must return to the city and finally face the choice between his new and former life Cast [38] Antti LitjaKaarlo Vatanen Kauko HelovirtaDesk Sergeant Markku HuhtamoTaxi Driver Paavo HukkinenTaxi Driver Juha KandolinMiettinen Kosti KlemeläU. Kärkkäinen Anna-Maija KokkinenLeila Heikkinen Martti KuningasHannikainen Ahti KuoppalaKaartinen Hannele LanuKiosk Vendor Hannu LauriHuhtinen Heikki NousiainenToropainen Esa Pakarinen Jr.Police Officer Martti PennanenHunter Eija PokkinenItalian Tourist Rita PolsterMrs. Vatanen Elis SellaJudge Jukka SipiläSalosensaari Arto TuominenKarlsson Matti TurunenSavolainen Aapo VilhunenPolice Officer Georges CopeloussisForeign Tourist Masaaki HashimotoForeign Tourist Rostislav HolthoerGuide Leni KatajakoskiWoman at Pot Pekka LitjaVatanen as a Chi Marja MykkänenForeign Tourist Helena NotkonenWoman at Pot Eija NousiainenForeign Tourist Antti PeippoMan at Police St Lia PetersenPirkko Jorma PulkkinenVaulonen Riku RinkamaProsecutor Eero RinneTractor Driver Pertti SarkioProfessor Markku SöderströmLaaksonen Orvokki TaivalsaariForeign Tourist Irma WafinVeterinarian Trailers