Ville Salminen
Also Known As: Veikko Oskari Salminen
Biography: Ville Salminen (1908–1992) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter, art director and actor who specialised in playing villains.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Maarianhamina, Finland
Adult: No
Birthday: October 02, 1908
Age: 116 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 28, 1992
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Poikamiesten holhokki
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-08-28
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Here, Beneath the North Star
Overview: Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1968-09-13
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En ole kreivitär
Overview: Helena Kara plays a dual role in this spectacularly portrayed adventure story where a real Countess and a false one cause misunderstandings. The film won Jussi Awards for filming and staging.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1945-11-24
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The Clan: Tale of the Frogs
Overview: Young Alex Sammakko has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them in jail, and then, after they escape and return to their rural home, land them back in the lap of their locally notorious family. Alex wants nothing to do with them. He is in love with Mirja, whose family is not that different from the Sammakko's, but who shares Alex's viewpoints and feelings. Not helping matters is a police department convinced that all Sammakkos are bad, and the family itself, pressuring Alex to follow in their murky footsteps.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1984-11-30
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Hiipivä vaara
Overview: A man mixed up in suspicious activity is murdered in the studio of photographer Ilmari Lavio. At the same time a charming woman has entered the studio, but Lavio does not want to report her to the police. The photographer begins to follow the beauty who calls herself Soile Mäntymaa and through her traces a league of spies.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-11-05
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Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli?
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-05-16
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Kipparikvartetti
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1952-09-05
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Sven Tuuva the Hero
Overview: For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the Russian Czar. This period drama is set during that early 19th-century war and focuses on one of its heroes, Sven Tuuva. Sven is a decent yet not too brilliant soldier, and his exploits are partly balanced here by the charms of a compatriot.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1958-12-19
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Nuoruus sumussa
Overview: Three young men trying to find a place in society after the war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1946-04-12
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Laulava sydän
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Rion yö
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-08-03
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Tytön huivi
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1951-12-20
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Tähtisumua
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1961-01-13
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Soldier's Bride
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-02-27
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Paksunahka
Overview: A man dreaming of becoming a private detective gets suck into an investigation of a crime involving the theft of a secret chemical formula.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1958-04-04
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Laivan kannella
Overview: Young sailor Arvi falls in love with a dance girl Kerttu in a Spanish tavern, who says that she is half-Finnish and wants to go find her real father.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-11-26
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Elokuva jalostavasta rakkaudesta
Overview: Based on Edvard Radzinsky's play, the story critically examines the difficulties of a Soviet film production.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1967-09-06
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Rakkauden risti
Overview: The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1946-02-22
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Markan tähden
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1938-10-02
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Herra ja ylhäisyys
Overview: Lieutenant General T.J.A. Heikkilä travels to the Republic of Sierranueva together with his military servant Tlaca and Captain Silvio. The trio uncovers political machinations and helps the righteous marquis don Ramiro. Women can't resist the handsome Heikkilä, who takes the heart of even the beautiful Camilla.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-01-30
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Aktivistit
Overview: In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-04-09
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Laivaston monnit maissa
Overview: Sailor is brought by the police as a recruit to the navy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1954-07-16
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Asfalttilampaat
Overview: A story of a doomed young love in a small narrow-minded town.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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Taksikuski
Overview: An existential road movie based on a novel of a key Finnish modernist writer.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1969-11-01
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Lentävä kalakukko
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1953-03-13
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Kyökin puolella
Overview: A romantic story about a rich girl, who is not used to household work, charms many men while working in the "Haukka" manor. The reason for this undercover work is a bet. Despite being a bad cook she soon becomes attracted to engineer Karma.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1940-08-31
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Viimeinen vieras
Overview: Inspector Puosu investigates the murder of smuggler Nelly with journalist Harn. Doubts are directed at wholesaler Antti Rajapalo, whose innocence is believed only by Rajapalo's secretary Ane Arvila.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-03-23
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Pontevat pommaripojat
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Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1948-12-23
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Kalle-Kustaa Korkin seikkailut
Overview: Pekka Lipponen is trying to trace hidden diamonds before a group of bandits finds them. He enlists his friend Kalle-Kustaa Korkki to help him.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1949-08-19
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Kuollut mies vihastuu
Overview: Rainer Sarmo and Mikko Vehmer stumble upon a Russian counterfeit league. They help Leila Varta, who tries to save her brother Raimo from the evil Josef Hakim. The beautiful pianist Maria Lichter is puzzled by the events.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1944-08-13
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Ihmemies
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Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1979-11-02
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Ryhmy ja Romppainen
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1941-11-16
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Punahousut
Overview: The tarragon regiment moving to the small town charms the women of the locality. Only trade counsellor Ottilia Mähönen considers them brutal barbarians and is horrified when her daughter Irja gives her room to cavalry master Osmo Kyrö who needs accommodation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1939-11-19
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