The Archer (film)

The Archer
Finnish	Jousiampuja
Directed by	Taavi Kassila
Starring	Kari Heiskanen Åke Lindman Eeva Eloranta Vesa Vierikko Jarkko Rantanen Pekka Laiho
Release date	1982 (1982)
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	1,001,750 mk [1]

The Archer (Finnish : Jousiampuja) is a 1982 Finnish drama film directed by Taavi Kassila. ^[2] The plot concerns a young drug dealer who is taken in and reformed by an old man who also teaches his archery. ^[3]

Cast

• Kari Heiskanen
• Åke Lindman
• Eeva Eloranta
• Vesa Vierikko
• Jarkko Rantanen
• Pekka Laiho

References

1. "Jousiampuja". Finna  [ fi ] (in Finnish). National Library of Finland . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
2. Scandinavian Film News - Volume 2, Issue 2 1982 - "I wrote The Archer originally in the shape of a novel, but it did not reach the public until it was made into a film." The Archer is a movie about a young man who, guided by a more experienced and wiser man, extricates himself from his previous ...
3. Pajukallio, Arto [in Finnish] (2 August 2007). "Jousiampuja". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.

External links

• The Archer at IMDb
• The Archer at Elonet (in Finnish)