Profile of Aarne Tarkas
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Aarne Tarkas

Born
1923-12-19
Born
1923-12-19
Died
1976-10-07
(52 years old)
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 f......

Profile of Aarne Tarkas

Aarne Tarkas

Born
1923-12-19
Died
1976-10-07
(52 years old)
Born
1923-12-19
Died
1976-10-07
(52 years old)
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.

39 titles with 87 credits

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The White Reindeer poster

1952

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Radio tekee murron poster

1951

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Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina poster

1959

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Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä poster

1960

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Radio tulee hulluksi poster

1952

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Kulkurin masurkka poster

1958

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Opettajatar seikkailee poster

1960

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Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen poster

1959

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Kuningas kulkureitten poster

1953

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Sankarialokas poster

1955

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Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin poster

1956

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Hän varasti elämän poster

1962

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Paksunahka poster

1958

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Kovanaama poster

1954

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Minkkiturkki poster

1961

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Naiset, jotka minulle annoit poster

1962

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Nina ja Erik poster

1960

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Älä nuolase… poster

1962

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Jokin ihmisessä poster

1956

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Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso poster

1963

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Villi Pohjola poster

1955

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Rintamalotta poster

1956

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Johan nyt on markkinat! poster

1966

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Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos! poster

1959

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Olemme kaikki syyllisiä poster

1954

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Tyttö ja hattu poster

1961

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Villin Pohjolan kulta poster

1963

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Taas tyttö kadoksissa! poster

1957

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Tähtisumua poster

1961

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Sotapojan heilat poster

1958

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Teerenpeliä poster

1963

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Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut poster

1960

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Oksat pois… poster

1961

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Yö on pitkä poster

1952

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Kankkulan kaivolla poster

1960

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Vihdoinkin hääyö… poster

1957

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Herra sotaministeri poster

1957

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Turkasen tenava! poster

1963

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Olin nahjuksen vaimo poster

1961

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