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.

Directed

1. Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä (1960) — Director
2. Opettajatar seikkailee (1960) — Director
3. Kulkurin masurkka (1958) — Director
4. Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen (1959) — Director
5. Sankarialokas (1955) — Director
6. Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) — Director
7. Minkkiturkki (1961) — Director
8. Kovanaama (1954) — Director
9. Jokin ihmisessä (1956) — Director
10. Paksunahka (1958) — Director
11. Villi Pohjola (1955) — Director
12. Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso (1963) — Director
13. Älä nuolase… (1962) — Director
14. Hän varasti elämän (1962) — Director
15. Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962) — Director
16. Nina ja Erik (1960) — Director
17. Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963) — Director
18. Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954) — Director
19. Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos! (1959) — Director
20. Tyttö ja hattu (1961) — Director
21. Johan nyt on markkinat! (1966) — Director
22. Rintamalotta (1956) — Director
23. Kankkulan kaivolla (1960) — Director
24. Yö on pitkä (1952) — Director
25. Teerenpeliä (1963) — Director
26. Oksat pois… (1961) — Director
27. Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut (1960) — Director
28. Tähtisumua (1961) — Director
29. Sotapojan heilat (1958) — Director
30. Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961) — Director
31. Vihdoinkin hääyö… (1957) — Director
32. Herra sotaministeri (1957) — Director
33. Turkasen tenava! (1963) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The White Reindeer (1952) — Groom (uncredited)
2. Radio tekee murron (1951) — Karas
3. Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959) — (uncredited)
4. Opettajatar seikkailee (1960) — (uncredited)
5. Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen (1959) — (uncredited)
6. Villi Pohjola (1955) — Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)
7. Nina ja Erik (1960) — (uncredited)
8. Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962) — (uncredited)
9. Hän varasti elämän (1962) — (uncredited)
10. Älä nuolase… (1962) — (uncredited)
11. Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso (1963) — Torsti
12. Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954) — Man at Bar Table (uncredited)
13. Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963) — Torsti (uncredited)
14. Tyttö ja hattu (1961) — Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
15. Tähtisumua (1961) — Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
16. Herra sotaministeri (1957) — (uncredited)