Directing · geboren 1923-12-19 · Pori, Finland

Aarne Tarkas

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.

Bekannt aus

• Das weiße Rentier (1952) – Groom (uncredited)
• Radio tekee murron (1951) – Karas
• Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959) – (uncredited)
• Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä (1960) – Director
• Radio tulee hulluksi (1952) – Writer
• Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen (1959) – (uncredited)
• Opettajatar seikkailee (1960) – (uncredited)
• Kulkurin masurkka (1958) – Writer
• Älä nuolase… (1962) – (uncredited)
• Kuningas kulkureitten (1953) – Writer
• Sankarialokas (1955) – Writer
• Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) – Director
• Villi Pohjola (1955) – Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)
• Nina ja Erik (1960) – (uncredited)
• Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962) – (uncredited)
• Hän varasti elämän (1962) – (uncredited)
• Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso (1963) – Torsti
• Minkkiturkki (1961) – Director
• Kovanaama (1954) – Director
• Jokin ihmisessä (1956) – Director
• Paksunahka (1958) – Director
• Johan nyt on markkinat! (1966) – Writer
• Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954) – Man at Bar Table (uncredited)
• Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963) – Torsti (uncredited)
• Tyttö ja hattu (1961) – Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
• Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos! (1959) – Writer
• Taas tyttö kadoksissa! (1957) – Writer
• Rintamalotta (1956) – Screenplay
• Tähtisumua (1961) – Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
• Teerenpeliä (1963) – Writer
• Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut (1960) – Writer
• Oksat pois… (1961) – Writer
• Sotapojan heilat (1958) – Writer
• Kankkulan kaivolla (1960) – Director
• Yö on pitkä (1952) – Writer
• Herra sotaministeri (1957) – (uncredited)
• Vihdoinkin hääyö… (1957) – Writer
• Turkasen tenava! (1963) – Writer
• Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961) – Writer