Aarne Tarkas
Biography: Aarne Tarkas (until 1947 Saastamoinen, 19 December 1923 – 7 October 1976) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tarkas started his career as a screenwriter for Matti Kassila film Radio tekee murron (1951) for which they shared a Jussi Award. In 1952, he founded a production company Junior-Filmi, which produced internationally recognized Erik Blomberg film Valkoinen peura. Tarkas was known as a very fast writer who, during his most productive years, finished up to five movies per year. All in all, Tarkas wrote 35 scripts and directed 33 feature films. During his final years, he worked mostly for television. Aarne Tarkas died of a heart failure at the age of 52.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 19, 1923
Deathday: October 07, 1976
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Villi Pohjola
1955-09-30
Villi Pohjola
Overview: A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1955-09-30
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Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
1954-11-05
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
Overview: A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-11-05
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Radio tekee murron
1951-04-06
Radio tekee murron
Overview: Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-04-06
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Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
1959-05-01
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
Overview: Two Finnish PI:s are hunted by a gang specialized to counterfeit banknotes from Malaga to Finland and Mallorca and back. The counterfeit money printing plates are desperately searched by the gang and our heroes try to hide from them by travelling to Mallorca, where some of the local hoods try to kill them and retake the missing plates.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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Nina ja Erik
1960-02-12
Nina ja Erik
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1960-02-12
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Villin Pohjolan kulta
1963-02-01
Villin Pohjolan kulta
Overview: A western set in the "Wild North".
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1963-02-01
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Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
1959-09-18
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1959-09-18
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Opettajatar seikkailee
1960-10-28
Opettajatar seikkailee
Overview: An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her chagrin. She is intent on keeping the painting out of circulation by stealing it from an art gallery, but the aftermath turns out to be more complex than she anticipated, leading Leena to become involved in various misunderstandings featuring a gang of criminals, inept cops and false murder charges among other things.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1960-10-28
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Tähtisumua
1961-01-13
Tähtisumua
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1961-01-13
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Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
1962-08-17
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1962-08-17
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Hän varasti elämän
1962-08-03
Hän varasti elämän
Overview: A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death. However, in the process he is forced to kill an innocent bystander. He moves to a small rural village to start a new life with a new name and his new money, but finds that it's harder to escape his past than he thought it would be.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1962-08-03
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Älä nuolase…
1962-02-09
Älä nuolase…
Overview:
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1962-02-09
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Tyttö ja hattu
1961-08-04
Tyttö ja hattu
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1961-08-04
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Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
1963-11-08
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
Overview: The Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.
Genres: Western
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1963-11-08
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The White Reindeer
1952-07-18
The White Reindeer
Overview: A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-07-18
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Herra sotaministeri
1957-08-09
Herra sotaministeri
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1957-08-09
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