Aarne Tarkas
- Directing
- December 19, 1923
- October 7, 1976
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
Filmography
- Johan nyt on markkinat! · Writer, Director
- Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso · Torsti, Director
- Teerenpeliä · Writer, Director
- Turkasen tenava! · Writer, Director
- Villin Pohjolan kulta · Torsti (uncredited), Director
- Naiset, jotka minulle annoit · (uncredited), Writer
- Hän varasti elämän · (uncredited), Production Design
- Älä nuolase… · (uncredited), Writer
- Oksat pois… · Writer, Director
- Tyttö ja hattu · Aarne Tarkas (uncredited), Director
- Olin nahjuksen vaimo · Writer, Director
- Minkkiturkki · Director, Writer
- Tähtisumua · Aarne Tarkas (uncredited), Writer
- Opettajatar seikkailee · (uncredited), Director
- Kankkulan kaivolla · Director
- Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä · Director
- Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut · Writer, Director
- Nina ja Erik · (uncredited), Writer
- Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina · (uncredited)
- Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos! · Writer, Director
- Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen · (uncredited), Director
- Sotapojan heilat · Writer, Director
- Paksunahka · Director, Writer
- Kulkurin masurkka · Writer, Director
- Vihdoinkin hääyö… · Writer, Director
- Herra sotaministeri · (uncredited), Writer
- Taas tyttö kadoksissa! · Writer
- Rintamalotta · Screenplay, Director
- Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin · Director
- Jokin ihmisessä · Director, Screenplay
- Villi Pohjola · Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited), Director
- Sankarialokas · Writer, Director
- Olemme kaikki syyllisiä · Man at Bar Table (uncredited), Screenplay
- Kovanaama · Director, Writer
- Kuningas kulkureitten · Writer, Assistant Director
- Yö on pitkä · Director, Writer
- The White Reindeer · Groom (uncredited), Producer
- Radio tulee hulluksi · Writer
- Radio tekee murron · Karas, Writer