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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
December 19, 1923
Died
October 7, 1976
Place of Birth
N/A
Also Known As
- Aarne Saastamoinen
- Аарне Таркас
Aarne Tarkas
0.1 Popularity
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
4.0
Torsti
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
1963
4.5
Torsti (uncredited)
Villin Pohjolan kulta
1963
1.0
(uncredited)
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
1962
5.7
(uncredited)
Hän varasti elämän
1962
5.7
(uncredited)
Älä nuolase…
1962
6.2
Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
Tyttö ja hattu
1961
2.0
Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
Tähtisumua
1961
4.8
(uncredited)
Opettajatar seikkailee
1960
3.0
(uncredited)
Nina ja Erik
1960
4.2
(uncredited)
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
1959
Credits
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
as Torsti
1963
4.0
Villin Pohjolan kulta
as Torsti (uncredited)
1963
4.5
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
as (uncredited)
1962
1.0
Hän varasti elämän
as (uncredited)
1962
5.7
Älä nuolase…
as (uncredited)
1962
5.7
Tyttö ja hattu
as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
1961
6.2
Tähtisumua
as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited)
1961
2.0
Opettajatar seikkailee
as (uncredited)
1960
4.8
Nina ja Erik
as (uncredited)
1960
3.0
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
as (uncredited)
1959
4.2
Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen
as (uncredited)
1959
5.0
Herra sotaministeri
as (uncredited)
1957
0.0
Villi Pohjola
as Kullanhuuhtoja (uncredited)
1955
6.7
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
as Man at Bar Table (uncredited)
1954
7.5
The White Reindeer
as Groom (uncredited)
1952
6.6
Radio tekee murron
as Karas
1951
6.7