The Liar Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses. Details Casts Videos Posters Title The Liar Release Date 1981-02-27 Runtime 00 Hours 53 Minutes Genres Comedy Drama Production Companies Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Production Countries Finland, Germany Aki Kaurismäki... Ville Alfa... Pirkko Hämäläinen... Tuula... Juuso Hirvikangas... Juuso... Matti Pellonpää... Fan of Chandler... Lars Lindberg... Harri... Mikko Mattila... Fan of Hemingway... Eija Vilpas... Woman at Bar Counter... Markku Peltola... Ball thrower in Mermaid H... Mikko Kivinen... Sturdy Ball Thrower in Me... Juice Leskinen... Himself... Esa Sirkkunen... Olli... Jukka Järvelä... Man at Bar Counter... Marja Heiskanen... Kiosk Vendor... Toni Sulzbeck... Bum... Taina Nyström... Girl in Pavement Cafe... Juhani Tommola... Doorman... Reino Markkanen... ... Paula Kaurismäki... ... Tapio Saariaho... ... Virve Larimo... ... Jukka Anttila... ... Tinnu Suninen... ... Kalevi Kannisto... ... Anne-Mari Salo... ... Markku Oikkonen... ... Valehtelija/Mika Kaurismäki,(1981) İnterview (Behind the Scenes) Original Size (667x1000) Original Size (715x1000)