---
title: 'Farewell, Mr. President (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Matti Kassila'
released: '1987-01-16'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-mr-president-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093290/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Farewell, Mr. President (1987)

1987 · 87 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller · Finland

Original title: Jäähyväiset presidentille

## Synopsis

Farewell, Mr. President 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Matti Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-kassila)
- **Screenplay:** [Matti Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-kassila), [Taavi Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/taavi-kassila)
- **Producer:** [Kaj Holmberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaj-holmberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kari Sohlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-sohlberg)
- **Editor:** [Irma Taina](https://cinepixo.com/people/irma-taina)

## Cast

- [Laila Räikkä](https://cinepixo.com/people/laila-raikka)
- [Aake Kalliala](https://cinepixo.com/people/aake-kalliala)
- [Esa Saario](https://cinepixo.com/people/esa-saario)
- [Hannu Lauri](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannu-lauri)
- [Markku Huhtamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-huhtamo)
- [Antti Litja](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-litja) as Lauri Hanhivaara

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/farewell-mr-president-1987
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