Born American

Freedom is just a word… until you lose it.

Duration: 97 min

Release date: 1986-01-14

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A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.

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Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

as United States emissary

Laura Munsterhjelm

Laura Munsterhjelm

as Interrogator

Inkeri Luoma-aho

Inkeri Luoma-aho

as Female Guard

Markku Blomqvist

Markku Blomqvist

as Irina's Father

as Girl at Party

Juhani Tuominen

Juhani Tuominen

as Car Salesman

Mats Helge Olsson

Mats Helge Olsson

as Priest (uncredited)

as The Admiral (uncredited) (voice)

Jorma Vaittinen

Jorma Vaittinen

as Prisoner (uncredited)

as Prisoner (uncredited)

as KGB Man (uncredited)

as Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers (uncredited) (voice)

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Richard G. Mitchell

Richard G. Mitchell

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Paul Martin Smith

Paul Martin Smith

Venetia Stevenson

Venetia Stevenson

Production Design

Tuija Luukkainen

Tuija Luukkainen

Sirpa Östring-Järvinen

Sirpa Östring-Järvinen

Suzanne Parker Sanders

Suzanne Parker Sanders

Makeup Designer

Venetia Stevenson

Venetia Stevenson

Executive In Charge Of Production

Harry Päiväläinen

Harry Päiväläinen

Second Assistant Director

Paul Martin Hardesty

Paul Martin Hardesty

First Assistant Director

Property Master

Brigitte Arnold

Brigitte Arnold

Assistant Sound Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Mats Helge Olsson

Mats Helge Olsson

Special Effects

Osmo Savolainen

Osmo Savolainen

Special Effects

Karl von Kügelgen

Karl von Kügelgen

Special Effects

Stunt Coordinator

Víctor Quintero

Víctor Quintero

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