Vares: Private Eye

Vares: Private Eye
Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä
Produced by Markus Selin
Screenplay by Pekka Lehtosaari
Based on Keltainen leski by
Reijo Mäki
Starring Juha Veijonen
Laura Malmivaara
Samuli Edelmann
Pekka Valkeejärvi
Kari Hietalahti
Jorma Tommila
Music by Kalle Chydenius
Cinematography Pini Hellstedt
Editing by Kimmo Taavila
Studio Solar Films
Distributed by Buena Vista
Release date(s) July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) (Finland)
Running time 95 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish
Budget €1.5 million[1]
Box office €1,549,176[2]

Vares: Private Eye (Finnish: Vares – yksityisetsivä) is a 2004 Finnish crime film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It is based on the novel Keltainen leski by Reijo Mäki.[3] It stars Juha Veijonen as private detective Jussi Vares who investigates a case involving a large amount of dirty money. The film is the first of eight films in the Vares series. The first sequel, V2: Dead Angel, was released in 2007.

Cast

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References

  1. ^ "Vares". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. http://www.ses.fi/en/film.asp?id=573. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Facts & Figures 2004" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. http://www.ses.fi/dokumentit/Tilastot2004.pdf. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Vares - Private Eye". solarfilms.com. Solar Films Inc.. http://www.solarfilms.com/elokuvat/kaikki/vares/en_GB/vares/. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Vares (2004) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekqlzo/tekija. Retrieved December 27, 2011. 

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