| The Unhanged | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Spede Pasanen Vesa-Matti Loiri |
| Written by | Spede Pasanen |
| Produced by | Spede Pasanen |
| Starring | Spede Pasanen Vesa-Matti Loiri Simo Salminen Pirjo Laitila Olavi Ahonen |
| Cinematography | Kari Sohlberg |
| Edited by | Taina Kanth Irma Taina |
| Music by | Jaakko Salo |
| Distributed by | Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
The Unhanged (Finnish: Hirttämättömät) is a 1971 Finnish western comedy film directed by Spede Pasanen and Vesa-Matti Loiri. It is the sequel to the 1970 film Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika. In addition to featuring Pasanen and Loiri (originally set to appear in Speedy Gonzales, but unable to appear due to an injury[1]), the film also stars Pasanen's other stock actors, such as Simo Salminen and Olavi Ahonen. The two main characters are parody versions of The Lone Ranger and his sidekick Tonto.
The film was released the same year as Kahdeksas Veljes and Saatanan Radikaalit (which Spede only produced). None of the films were box-office successes leading Spede to not release any movies the following year. Regardless, Spede won a joint producer's Jussi Award for his efforts.[2]
Based on the film, a remake by the same name directed and starring Andrei Alén was released in 2022.[3]
- ^ (in Finnish) Speedy Gonzales film review at Leffatykki.com Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IMDB - Jussi Awards 1971". Internet Movie Database. 2016-05-03.
- ^ Speden, Veskun ja Simon klassikkokomediasta tehdään uusi versio – Tulossa vielä tänä vuonna – Episodi (in Finnish)