---
title: 'The Year of the Hare (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Risto Jarva'
released: '1977-12-23'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-year-of-the-hare-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076252/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Year of the Hare (1977)

1977 · 129 min · Comedy · Finland

Original title: Jäniksen vuosi

## Synopsis

The Year of the Hare is a 1977 Finnish drama film directed by Risto Jarva, starring Antti Litja as a man who leaves his office job in Helsinki to live in the wilderness with a hare. The film is based on the 1975 book The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna. The Year of the Hare was the last film of Risto Jarva; he died in a car accident on his way back from a private showing of the film, and the subsequent party.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Risto Jarva](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-jarva)
- **Screenplay:** [Risto Jarva](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-jarva), [Arto Paasilinna](https://cinepixo.com/people/arto-paasilinna), [Kullervo Kukkasjärvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kullervo-kukkasjarvi)
- **Producer:** [Kullervo Kukkasjärvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kullervo-kukkasjarvi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Antti Peippo](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-peippo)
- **Editor:** [Risto Jarva](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-jarva)

## Cast

- [Rita Polster](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-polster)
- [Markku Huhtamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-huhtamo)
- [Antti Litja](https://cinepixo.com/people/antti-litja)
- [Paavo Hukkinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/paavo-hukkinen)
- [Eija Pokkinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-pokkinen)
- [Kauko Helovirta](https://cinepixo.com/people/kauko-helovirta)

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