Sakari Jurkka

Sakari Jurkka (1923–2012) was a Finnish stage, film and television actor. He was the eldest son of actors Eino and Emmi Jurkka and brother of actors Vappu and Jussi Jurkka.

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Pölhölä (1981)

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DIRECTION:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Taavi Kassila  •  Pertti Reponen
CAST:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Aake Kalliala  •  Helge Herala  •  Olavi Ahonen

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DIRECTION:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Taavi Kassila  •  Pertti Reponen
CAST:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Aake Kalliala  •  Helge Herala  •  Olavi Ahonen

The Witch (1952)

An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland af Hällström
CAST:  Mirja Mane  •  Toivo Mäkelä  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Sakari Jurkka

An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland af Hällström
CAST:  Mirja Mane  •  Toivo Mäkelä  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Sakari Jurkka

Akseli and Elina (1970)

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Aarno Sulkanen  •  Ulla Eklund  •  Risto Taulo  •  Anja Pohjola

A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Aarno Sulkanen  •  Ulla Eklund  •  Risto Taulo  •  Anja Pohjola

Marked (1984)

Irma Auer (Satu Silvo) is a former call-girl, trying to distance herself from the past. In a séance she is told to be 'marked for death', and is afterward threatened by her former pimp and abandoned by her groom, as he learns about her past. Irma attempts to commit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismo Sajakorpi
CAST:  Eero Melasniemi  •  Satu Silvo  •  Georg Dolivo  •  Hillevi Lagerstam

Irma Auer (Satu Silvo) is a former call-girl, trying to distance herself from the past. In a séance she is told to be 'marked for death', and is afterward threatened by her former pimp and abandoned by her groom, as he learns about her past. Irma attempts to commit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ismo Sajakorpi
CAST:  Eero Melasniemi  •  Satu Silvo  •  Georg Dolivo  •  Hillevi Lagerstam

Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu (1940)

A poet finds a new muse in young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä  •  Yrjö Norta
CAST:  Eino Kaipainen  •  Ansa Ikonen  •  Anni Hämäläinen  •  Ossi Elstelä

A poet finds a new muse in young woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä  •  Yrjö Norta
CAST:  Eino Kaipainen  •  Ansa Ikonen  •  Anni Hämäläinen  •  Ossi Elstelä

Onnellinen ministeri (1941)

An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Birgit Kronström  •  Tauno Palo  •  Sven Relander  •  Thure Bahne

An artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Birgit Kronström  •  Tauno Palo  •  Sven Relander  •  Thure Bahne

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DIRECTION:  Valentin Vaala
CAST:  Eila Pehkonen  •  Hilkka Helinä  •  Olavi Reimas  •  William Markus

Gabriel, tule takaisin (1951)

A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentin Vaala
CAST:  Tarmo Manni  •  Emma Väänänen  •  Salli Karuna  •  Ansa Ikonen

A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentin Vaala
CAST:  Tarmo Manni  •  Emma Väänänen  •  Salli Karuna  •  Ansa Ikonen

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DIRECTION:  Wilho Ilmari
CAST:  Elsa Rantalainen  •  Kosti Klemelä  •  Väinö Luutonen  •  Saimi Vuolle

Salakuljettajan laulu (1952)

Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Tapio Rautavaara  •  Assi Nortia  •  Oke Tuuri  •  Sasu Haapanen

Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Tapio Rautavaara  •  Assi Nortia  •  Oke Tuuri  •  Sasu Haapanen

Alaston malli karkuteillä (1953)

Charming

A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Sakari Jurkka  •  Raili Mäki  •  Rauni Luoma  •  Heikki Savolainen

A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Sakari Jurkka  •  Raili Mäki  •  Rauni Luoma  •  Heikki Savolainen

Minäkö isä! (1954)

A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentin Vaala
CAST:  Toini Vartiainen  •  Leo Riuttu  •  Ruth Johansson  •  Sakari Jurkka

A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valentin Vaala
CAST:  Toini Vartiainen  •  Leo Riuttu  •  Ruth Johansson  •  Sakari Jurkka

Kovanaama (1954)

Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Pentti Viljanen  •  Sirkka-Liisa Wilén  •  Toivo Mäkelä

Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Pentti Viljanen  •  Sirkka-Liisa Wilén  •  Toivo Mäkelä

Olemme kaikki syyllisiä (1954)

A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Veijo Pasanen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Matti Tamminen  •  Pia Hattara

A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Veijo Pasanen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Matti Tamminen  •  Pia Hattara

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DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Sakari Jurkka  •  Marjatta Kallio  •  Ekke Hämäläinen  •  Santeri Karilo

Villi Pohjola (1955)

A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Tapio Rautavaara  •  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Matti Oravisto  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen

A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Tapio Rautavaara  •  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Matti Oravisto  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen

Silja – nuorena nukkunut (1956)

In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Witikka
CAST:  Heidi Krohn  •  Jussi Jurkka  •  Aku Korhonen  •  Tommi Rinne

In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Witikka
CAST:  Heidi Krohn  •  Jussi Jurkka  •  Aku Korhonen  •  Tommi Rinne

Evakko (1956)

Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Santeri Karilo  •  Linda Lampinen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Eila-Kaarina Roine

Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Santeri Karilo  •  Linda Lampinen  •  Aino-Maija Tikkanen  •  Eila-Kaarina Roine

Rintamalotta (1956)

Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leena Häkinen  •  Elina Salo  •  Eila Pehkonen  •  Pia Hattara

Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leena Häkinen  •  Elina Salo  •  Eila Pehkonen  •  Pia Hattara

Anu ja Mikko (1956)

The film tells the story of an orphaned Anu and carpenter Mikko trying to make a living in a small Karelian village in the early 1930s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Marjatta Kallio  •  Sakari Jurkka  •  Kerttu Salmi  •  Vilho Siivola

The film tells the story of an orphaned Anu and carpenter Mikko trying to make a living in a small Karelian village in the early 1930s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Salminen
CAST:  Marjatta Kallio  •  Sakari Jurkka  •  Kerttu Salmi  •  Vilho Siivola
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