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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-19 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting

1963

Villin Pohjolan kulta as Torsti (uncredited)

1962

Hän varasti elämän as (uncredited)
Älä nuolase… as (uncredited)

1961

Tähtisumua as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
Tyttö ja hattu as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)

1960

Nina ja Erik as (uncredited)
Opettajatar seikkailee as (uncredited)

1959

1957

Herra sotaministeri as (uncredited)

1955

Villi Pohjola as Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)

1954

Olemme kaikki syyllisiä as Man at Bar Table (uncredited)

1952

The White Reindeer as Groom (uncredited)

1951

Writing

1961

Oksat pois… as Writer
Tähtisumua as Writer
Minkkiturkki as Writer

1958

Paksunahka as Writer

1956

Jokin ihmisessä as Screenplay
Rintamalotta as Screenplay

1955

Villi Pohjola as Writer
Sankarialokas as Writer

1954

Kovanaama as Writer

1953

1952

Yö on pitkä as Writer

1951

Art

1962

Naiset, jotka minulle annoit as Production Design
Hän varasti elämän as Production Design

Directing

1966

1961

Minkkiturkki as Director
Tyttö ja hattu as Director
Oksat pois… as Director
Tähtisumua as Director

1958

Paksunahka as Director
Kulkurin masurkka as Director
Sotapojan heilat as Director

1957

1956

Jokin ihmisessä as Director
Rintamalotta as Director

1955

Villi Pohjola as Director
Sankarialokas as Director

1954

Kovanaama as Director

1953

Kuningas kulkureitten as Assistant Director

1952

Yö on pitkä as Director

Production

1952

The White Reindeer as Producer
Yö on pitkä as Producer