Aarne Tarkas

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The White Reindeer (1952)

A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Blomberg
CAST:  Kalervo Nissilä  •  Arvo Lehesmaa  •  Mirjami Kuosmanen  •  Åke Lindman

A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, with unexpected and deadly results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Blomberg
CAST:  Kalervo Nissilä  •  Arvo Lehesmaa  •  Mirjami Kuosmanen  •  Åke Lindman

Opettajatar seikkailee (1960)

An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her chagrin. She is intent on keeping the painting out of circulation by stealing it from an art gallery, but the aftermath ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leni Katajakoski  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Pirkko Mannola  •  Leo Jokela

An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her chagrin. She is intent on keeping the painting out of circulation by stealing it from an art gallery, but the aftermath ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leni Katajakoski  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Pirkko Mannola  •  Leo Jokela

Tähtisumua (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Esko Salminen  •  Leo Jokela  •  Leif Wager

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Esko Salminen  •  Leo Jokela  •  Leif Wager

Minkkiturkki (1961)

A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Kaarlo Halttunen  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Elina Salo

A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Kaarlo Halttunen  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Elina Salo

Olin nahjuksen vaimo (1961)

While living separated, Mr. Kaski finds out that her wife has written a book about their marriage. And the book is not very flattering in tone towards Mr. Kaski and his abilities as a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Pia Hattara  •  Gerda Ryselin  •  Marja Korhonen

While living separated, Mr. Kaski finds out that her wife has written a book about their marriage. And the book is not very flattering in tone towards Mr. Kaski and his abilities as a man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Pia Hattara  •  Gerda Ryselin  •  Marja Korhonen

Tyttö ja hattu (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Esko Salminen  •  Rauha Rentola  •  Siiri Angerkoski

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Esko Salminen  •  Rauha Rentola  •  Siiri Angerkoski

Oksat pois… (1961)

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Tommi Rinne  •  Tarja Nurmi  •  Liana Kaarina  •  Leo Jokela

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Tommi Rinne  •  Tarja Nurmi  •  Liana Kaarina  •  Leo Jokela

Älä nuolase… (1962)

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leo Jokela  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Helge Herala  •  Elina Salo

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Leo Jokela  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Helge Herala  •  Elina Salo

Hän varasti elämän (1962)

A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death. However, in the process he is forced to kill an innocent bystander. He moves to a small rural village to start a new life with a new name and his new money, but finds that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Risto Mäkelä  •  Rauha Rentola  •  Rose-Marie Precht  •  Åke Lindman

A government official decides to steal a $25-million payroll and then fake his own death. However, in the process he is forced to kill an innocent bystander. He moves to a small rural village to start a new life with a new name and his new money, but finds that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Risto Mäkelä  •  Rauha Rentola  •  Rose-Marie Precht  •  Åke Lindman

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Rauha Rentola  •  Stig Fransman  •  Elina Salo  •  Toivo Mäkelä

Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963)

A western set in the "Wild North".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Helge Herala  •  Vili Auvinen  •  Tamara Lund

A western set in the "Wild North".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Helge Herala  •  Vili Auvinen  •  Tamara Lund

Turkasen tenava! (1963)

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Eila Peitsalo  •  Matti Ranin  •  Ari-Pekka  •  Leo Jokela

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DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Eila Peitsalo  •  Matti Ranin  •  Ari-Pekka  •  Leo Jokela

Teerenpeliä (1963)

Sisters Pirkko and Brita travel to Aulango together with their landlady Sigrid to look for wealthy spouses. At the same time brothers Erkki and Olavi hope to find girls who would love them for their own sake and not for their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Brita Koivunen  •  Esa Laukka  •  Siiri Angerkoski

Sisters Pirkko and Brita travel to Aulango together with their landlady Sigrid to look for wealthy spouses. At the same time brothers Erkki and Olavi hope to find girls who would love them for their own sake and not for their money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Pirkko Mannola  •  Brita Koivunen  •  Esa Laukka  •  Siiri Angerkoski

Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso (1963)

The Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Taneli Rinne  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Tapio Rautavaara

The Vorna brothers search for a hidden valley and its treasures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Taneli Rinne  •  Tommi Rinne  •  Tapio Rautavaara

Radio tekee murron (1951)

Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Hannes Häyrinen  •  Ritva Arvelo  •  Kullervo Kalske  •  Kunto Karapää

Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Hannes Häyrinen  •  Ritva Arvelo  •  Kullervo Kalske  •  Kunto Karapää

Yö on pitkä (1952)

Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. He wants to get rich no matter what. After holidays with his girl Rita, he comes back to Helsinki completely broke and meets up with his buddy Jussi in a bar. For ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Mirja Karisto  •  Åke Lindman  •  Kaarlo Halttunen

Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. He wants to get rich no matter what. After holidays with his girl Rita, he comes back to Helsinki completely broke and meets up with his buddy Jussi in a bar. For ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Mirja Karisto  •  Åke Lindman  •  Kaarlo Halttunen

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

Sankarialokas (1955)

Sankarialokas is a parody about military life from year 1955.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Tuulikki Suomela  •  Jussi Jurkka  •  Leo Jokela

Sankarialokas is a parody about military life from year 1955.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Tuulikki Suomela  •  Jussi Jurkka  •  Leo Jokela

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
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