---
title: 'The Worthless (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mika Kaurismäki'
released: '1982-10-15'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-worthless-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083579/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Worthless (1982)

1982 · 105 min · Drama, Crime · Finland

Original title: Arvottomat

## Synopsis

The Worthless is a 1982 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Aki Kaurismäki. It is a road movie about two men and a woman driving around the country as they are being chased by a group of criminals and the police.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki), [Mika Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-kaurismaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anssi Tikanmäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/anssi-tikanmaki)
- **Director:** [Mika Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mika-kaurismaki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Timo Salminen](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-salminen)
- **Editor:** [Antti Kari](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-kari)

## Cast

- [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki) as Ville Alfa
- [Pirkko Hämäläinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirkko-hamalainen) as Veera
- [Anssi Tikanmäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/anssi-tikanmaki) as pianisti
- [Esa Pulliainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/esa-pulliainen)
- [Pentti Auer](https://cinepixo.com/people/pentti-auer) as pomo
- [Aino Seppo](https://cinepixo.com/people/aino-seppo) as Tiina
- [Veikko Aaltonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/veikko-aaltonen) as Juippi
- [Asmo Hurula](https://cinepixo.com/people/asmo-hurula) as Väyry
- [Juuso Hirvikangas](https://cinepixo.com/people/juuso-hirvikangas) as Harri Salminen
- [Eija Vilpas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-vilpas) as ruletinhoitaja
- [Aarre Karén](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarre-karen) as 1. biljardihai
- [Paavo Piskonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paavo-piskonen) as terroristi
- [Harri Hyttinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harri-hyttinen) as klovni
- [Esko Nikkari](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-nikkari) as Hagström
- [Matti Pellonpää](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-pellonpaa) as Matti, "Manne"

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-worthless-1982
Film facts: Wikidata (Q7776233); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.