Aarne Tarkas

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-19 (53 years old)

Deathday

1976-10-07

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 Tark...

Acting

1955

Villi Pohjola

as Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)

1954

Olemme kaikki syyllisiä

as Man at Bar Table (uncredited)

1951

1959

1960

Nina ja Erik

as (uncredited)

1963

Villin Pohjolan kulta

as Torsti (uncredited)

1960

Opettajatar seikkailee

as (uncredited)

1961

Tähtisumua

as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)

1962

1962

Hän varasti elämän

as (uncredited)

1962

Älä nuolase…

as (uncredited)

1961

Tyttö ja hattu

as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)

1952

The White Reindeer

as Groom (uncredited)

1957

Herra sotaministeri

as (uncredited)

Production

1957

1962

1963

Teerenpeliä

as Writer

1960

Nina ja Erik

as Writer

1963

1962

Naiset, jotka minulle annoit

as Production Design

1961

Oksat pois…

as Writer

1961

Tähtisumua

as Writer

1960

1962

Hän varasti elämän

as Production Design

1961

Minkkiturkki

as Director

1954

Kovanaama

as Director

1954

Kovanaama

as Writer

1954

1951

1956

Jokin ihmisessä

as Director

1958

Paksunahka

as Director

1955

Villi Pohjola

as Writer

1955

Villi Pohjola

as Director

1963

1962

Älä nuolase…

as Director

1958

1958

Paksunahka

as Writer

1958

1955

Sankarialokas

as Writer

1956

Jokin ihmisessä

as Screenplay

1956

Rintamalotta

as Screenplay

1952

1960

1952

Yö on pitkä

as Writer

1952

Yö on pitkä

as Director

1952

Yö on pitkä

as Producer

1962

1963

Teerenpeliä

as Director

1961

Minkkiturkki

as Writer

1961

1955

Sankarialokas

as Director

1957

1957

1961

Oksat pois…

as Director

1963

Turkasen tenava!

as Director

1961

Tyttö ja hattu

as Director

1961

Tähtisumua

as Director

1960

Nina ja Erik

as Director

1958

1958

Sotapojan heilat

as Director

1956

Rintamalotta

as Director

1953

Kuningas kulkureitten

as Assistant Director

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