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10
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Aarne Tarkas
Directing
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 586231
IMDb ID: nm0850466
Known for: Directing
Born: December 19, 1923
Died: October 7, 1976
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1966
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q203106
Also known as
Aarne Saastamoinen • Аарне Таркас
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Writer (22)Production Design (2)Screenplay (2)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Aarne Tarkas.
3.3
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
Director
1963 Movie
4.5
Villin Pohjolan kulta
Director
1963 Movie
6.2
Tyttö ja hattu
Director
1961 Movie
2.7
Minkkiturkki
Director
1961 Movie
4.2
Opettajatar seikkailee
Director
1960 Movie
10.0
Kankkulan kaivolla
Director
1960 Movie
5.0
Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
Director
1960 Movie
3.8
Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin
Director
1956 Movie
6.3
Jokin ihmisessä
Director
1956 Movie
5.3
Kovanaama
Director
1954 Movie
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Highest rated movies linked with Aarne Tarkas.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Aarne Tarkas.
2.0
Tähtisumua
Writer
1961 Movie
5.3
Kovanaama
Director
1954 Movie
6.0
Rintamalotta
Screenplay
1956 Movie
6.6
The White Reindeer
Producer
1952 Movie
6.7
Villi Pohjola
Writer
1955 Movie
4.2
Opettajatar seikkailee
Director
1960 Movie
6.8
Radio tekee murron
Writer
1951 Movie
4.0
Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut
Writer
1960 Movie
4.5
Villin Pohjolan kulta
Director
1963 Movie
4.3
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
Writer
1959 Movie
5.7
Älä nuolase…
Writer
1962 Movie
Herra sotaministeri
Writer
1957 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Aarne Tarkas.
5.0
Johan nyt on markkinat!
Writer
1966 Movie
3.0
Teerenpeliä
Writer
1963 Movie
Turkasen tenava!
Writer
1963 Movie
1.0
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
Production Design
1962 Movie
5.7
Hän varasti elämän
Production Design
1962 Movie
5.7
Älä nuolase…
Writer
1962 Movie
5.0
Oksat pois…
Writer
1961 Movie
Olin nahjuksen vaimo
Writer
1961 Movie
2.0
Tähtisumua
Writer
1961 Movie
4.0
Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut
Writer
1960 Movie
2.3
Nina ja Erik
Writer
1960 Movie
1.0
Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos!
Writer
1959 Movie
4.3
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
Writer
1959 Movie
2.0
Sotapojan heilat
Writer
1958 Movie
3.0
Kulkurin masurkka
Writer
1958 Movie
Vihdoinkin hääyö…
Writer
1957 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Aarne Tarkas.
3.3
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
as Torsti
1963 Movie
4.5
Villin Pohjolan kulta
as Torsti (uncredited)
1963 Movie
1.0
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
as (uncredited)
1962 Movie
5.7
Hän varasti elämän
as (uncredited)
1962 Movie
5.7
Älä nuolase…
as (uncredited)
1962 Movie
6.2
Tyttö ja hattu
as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
1961 Movie
2.0
Tähtisumua
as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
1961 Movie
4.2
Opettajatar seikkailee
as (uncredited)
1960 Movie
2.3
Nina ja Erik
as (uncredited)
1960 Movie
4.6
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
as (uncredited)
1959 Movie
4.3
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
as (uncredited)
1959 Movie
Herra sotaministeri
as (uncredited)
1957 Movie