Aarne Tarkas
Directing
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
Directing34
movieJohan nyt on markkinat!
1966
Director
movieTeerenpeliä
1963
Director
movieTurkasen tenava!
1963
Director
movieVillin Pohjolan kulta
1963
Director
movieHän varasti elämän
1962
Director
movieÄlä nuolase…
1962
Director
movieOksat pois…
1961
Director
movieTyttö ja hattu
1961
Director
movieOlin nahjuksen vaimo
1961
Director
movieMinkkiturkki
1961
Director
movieTähtisumua
1961
Director
movieOpettajatar seikkailee
1960
Director
movieKankkulan kaivolla
1960
Director
movieNina ja Erik
1960
Director
movieSotapojan heilat
1958
Director
Paksunahka
1958
Director
movieKulkurin masurkka
1958
Director
movieVihdoinkin hääyö…
1957
Director
movieHerra sotaministeri
1957
Director
movieRintamalotta
1956
Director
movieTyttö lähtee kasarmiin
1956
Director
movieJokin ihmisessä
1956
Director
movieVilli Pohjola
1955
Director
movieSankarialokas
1955
Director
movieOlemme kaikki syyllisiä
1954
Director
movieKovanaama
1954
Director
movieKuningas kulkureitten
1953
Assistant Director
movieYö on pitkä
1952
Director
Writing33
movieTeerenpeliä
1963
Writer
movieÄlä nuolase…
1962
Writer
movieOksat pois…
1961
Writer
movieMinkkiturkki
1961
Writer
movieTähtisumua
1961
Writer
movieNina ja Erik
1960
Writer
movieRintamalotta
1956
Screenplay
movieJokin ihmisessä
1956
Screenplay
movieVilli Pohjola
1955
Writer
movieSankarialokas
1955
Writer
movieOlemme kaikki syyllisiä
1954
Screenplay
movieKovanaama
1954
Writer
movieYö on pitkä
1952
Writer
Acting16
movieVillin Pohjolan kulta
1963
Torsti (uncredited)
movieNaiset, jotka minulle annoit
1962
(uncredited)
movieHän varasti elämän
1962
(uncredited)
movieÄlä nuolase…
1962
(uncredited)
movieTyttö ja hattu
1961
Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
movieTähtisumua
1961
Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
movieOpettajatar seikkailee
1960
(uncredited)
movieNina ja Erik
1960
(uncredited)
moviePekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
1959
(uncredited)
movieEi ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
1959
(uncredited)
movieHerra sotaministeri
1957
(uncredited)
movieVilli Pohjola
1955
Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)
movieOlemme kaikki syyllisiä
1954
Man at Bar Table (uncredited)
movieThe White Reindeer
1952
Groom (uncredited)
Art2
movieNaiset, jotka minulle annoit
1962
Production Design
movieHän varasti elämän
1962
Production Design
Production2
movieYö on pitkä
1952
Producer
movieThe White Reindeer
1952
Producer