Aarne Tarkas
Directing
- Born
- December 19, 1923
- Died
- October 7, 1976 (age 52)
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
The White Reindeer
July 18, 1952
Radio tekee murron
April 6, 1951
Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
March 11, 1960
Radio tulee hulluksi
February 1, 1952
Opettajatar seikkailee
October 28, 1960
Kulkurin masurkka
January 24, 1958
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
May 1, 1959
Kuningas kulkureitten
November 27, 1953
Sankarialokas
July 28, 1955
Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
June 29, 1956
Älä nuolase…
February 9, 1962
Nina ja Erik
February 12, 1960
Behind the camera38
- 1966Johan nyt on markkinat! Writer, Director
- 1963Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso Director, Writer
- 1963Teerenpeliä Writer, Director
- 1963Turkasen tenava! Writer, Director
- 1963Villin Pohjolan kulta Director, Writer
- 1962Naiset, jotka minulle annoit Writer, Production Design, Director
- 1962Hän varasti elämän Production Design, Director, Writer
- 1962Älä nuolase… Writer, Director
- 1961Oksat pois… Writer, Director
- 1961