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
The White Reindeer
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
Villi Pohjola
Tähtisumua
Opettajatar seikkailee
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
Nina ja Erik
All Movies (16)
- Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso1963 · as Torsti
- Villin Pohjolan kulta1963 · as Torsti (uncredited)
- Naiset, jotka minulle annoit1962 · as (uncredited)
- Hän varasti elämän1962 · as (uncredited)
- Älä nuolase…1962 · as (uncredited)
- Tyttö ja hattu1961 · as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
- Tähtisumua1961 · as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
- Opettajatar seikkailee1960 · as (uncredited)
- Nina ja Erik1960 · as (uncredited)
- Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina1959 · as (uncredited)
- Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen1959 · as (uncredited)
- Herra sotaministeri1957 · as (uncredited)
- Villi Pohjola1955 · as Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)
- Olemme kaikki syyllisiä1954 · as Man at Bar Table (uncredited)
- The White Reindeer1952 · as Groom (uncredited)
- Radio tekee murron1951 · as Karas