---
title: 'The Liar (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mika Kaurismäki'
released: '1981-06-02'
runtime_minutes: 53
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-liar-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081701/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Liar (1981)

1981 · 53 min · Drama · Finland


## Synopsis

The Liar is a 1981 Finnish comedy film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. The film, in which the director also played, is his diploma film and directorial debut

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mika Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-kaurismaki)
- **Producer:** [Mika Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-kaurismaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki), [Veikko Aaltonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/veikko-aaltonen)

## Cast

- [Markku Peltola](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-peltola)
- [Eero Pekkonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eero-pekkonen)
- [Matti Pellonpää](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-pellonpaa)
- [Eija Vilpas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-vilpas)
- [Mika Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-kaurismaki)
- [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- [Juuso Hirvikangas](https://cinepixo.com/people/juuso-hirvikangas)
- [Pirkko Hämäläinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirkko-hamalainen)
- [Mikko Kivinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikko-kivinen)

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