Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)

Director:

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers:

Mika Kaurismäki (writer)
Richard Reitinger (writer)

Release Date:

13 November 1987 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

Alex is Finlander married to an Italian who works as a taxi driver in Berlin. One night in his taxi come two men with a briefcase full of money...

Plot Keywords:

Gangster

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Kari Väänänen	...	Alex
Roberta Manfredi	...	Stella
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Igor
Margi Clarke	...	Mara
Nino Manfredi	...	Grandpa
Mélanie Robeson	...	Lilli
Samuel Fuller	...	Boss
Eddie Constantine	...	Old Gangster
Sakari Kuosmanen	...	Young Gangster
Harry Baer	...	Man #1
Gerry Jochum	...	Man #2 (as Gerd Jochum)
Katharina Thalbach	...	Co-Worker
Remo Remotti	...	Neapolitan
Ugo Fangareggi	...	Neapolitan
Carlo Hafzalla	...	Neapolitan

Also Known As:

Helsinki-Naples All Night Long (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:96 min | USA:105 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

Finland | Switzerland | West Germany

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | West Germany:16 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Felix Film

Quotes:

Alex: [climbing into his lorry to find the kidnappers] A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

Soundtrack:

Sogno Romantico

A great film

I stumbled across this film by chance in 1989. It was shown in the summer open-air theatre in a small village near Valencia (Spain), and I ventured into it without any reference about the film or his director.

I was so amused by it that I came back the following night to watch it again!

Since then, I'm desperately trying to see it again. No success though. I would love to buy it in VHS or DVD format. So this not only is praise to the movie, but an SOS message. Anyone out there knows where to avail oneself of a copy?

Thanks.