Risto Mäkelä

Risto Väinö Kalevi Mäkelä (14 January 1924 Raahe - March 19, 1992 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor. The most significant roles of Mäkelä's film career take place in the early 1960s. From 1945 Mäkelä starred in the theater. He became known for Pyynik's summer theater, where he starred in the 1940s, well before his film career began. There, in his mid-1960s, his bravery role was Colonel Karjula of the Unknown Soldier. Mäkelä starred in the Pori and Tampere theaters, the Helsinki National Theater-Work Theater and the Finnish National Theater and visited the Radio Theater several times. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Scarlet Dove (1961)

Dr. Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. He accidentally reads a letter that was meant to his wife. The letter is from another man. Aitamaa follows his wife to the city and finds out that she has a lover. Later the wife is found killed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Tauno Palo  •  Gunvor Sandkvist  •  Helen Elde  •  Matti Oravisto

Dr. Aitamaa is spending holiday with his family at their summer villa. He accidentally reads a letter that was meant to his wife. The letter is from another man. Aitamaa follows his wife to the city and finds out that she has a lover. Later the wife is found killed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Tauno Palo  •  Gunvor Sandkvist  •  Helen Elde  •  Matti Oravisto

Aatamin puvussa… ja vähän Eevankin (1971)

A story of an escaped convict and some funny side stories during the Finnish summer, some stolen clothes and some summer romance thrown in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Juha Hyppönen  •  Marja-Leena Kouki  •  Tuire Salenius

A story of an escaped convict and some funny side stories during the Finnish summer, some stolen clothes and some summer romance thrown in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Heikki Kinnunen  •  Juha Hyppönen  •  Marja-Leena Kouki  •  Tuire Salenius

Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Riuttu

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Elina Pohjanpää  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Riuttu

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

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

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

Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)

A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had come to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Jokela  •  Saulo Haarla

A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had come to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Kassila
CAST:  Joel Rinne  •  Matti Ranin  •  Leo Jokela  •  Saulo Haarla

Miljoonavaillinki (1961)

A manager of a company has made an embezzlement just to make the sweet life possible with his lover. An office manager promises to take the blame if the manager promises to behave better.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Liana Kaarina  •  Helge Herala  •  Ansa Ikonen

A manager of a company has made an embezzlement just to make the sweet life possible with his lover. An office manager promises to take the blame if the manager promises to behave better.  (more)

DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Jussi Jurkka  •  Liana Kaarina  •  Helge Herala  •  Ansa Ikonen

Oksat pois… (1961)

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

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

Me (1961)

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DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Risto Mäkelä  •  Åke Lindman  •  Rose-Marie Precht  •  Stig Fransman

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DIRECTION:  T.J. Särkkä
CAST:  Risto Mäkelä  •  Åke Lindman  •  Rose-Marie Precht  •  Stig Fransman

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

Pikku suorasuu (1962)

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DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Nora Haque  •  Mirjam Novero  •  Kyllikki Forssell  •  Tyyne Haarla

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DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine
CAST:  Nora Haque  •  Mirjam Novero  •  Kyllikki Forssell  •  Tyyne Haarla

"Ei se mitään!" sanoi Eemeli (1962)

At Pösökylä's lodge, Taneli injures her leg in fur hunter Eemel's wolf irons, and Eemeli decides to take up the position of lodge lodge. During the leave of office, Eemeli gives lessons to the rich Petter who rules the village and arranges the engagement of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Lindman
CAST:  Eemeli  •  Risto Mäkelä  •  Pirkko Mannola  •  Ismo Kallio

At Pösökylä's lodge, Taneli injures her leg in fur hunter Eemel's wolf irons, and Eemeli decides to take up the position of lodge lodge. During the leave of office, Eemeli gives lessons to the rich Petter who rules the village and arranges the engagement of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Lindman
CAST:  Eemeli  •  Risto Mäkelä  •  Pirkko Mannola  •  Ismo Kallio

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  •  Toivo Mäkelä  •  Elina Salo

Villin Pohjolan kulta (1963)

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

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Helge Herala  •  Vili Auvinen  •  Kalervo Nissilä

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

DIRECTION:  Aarne Tarkas
CAST:  Åke Lindman  •  Helge Herala  •  Vili Auvinen  •  Kalervo Nissilä

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

Justus järjestää kaiken (1960)

Jobless inventor Justus begins to help people to become happy together with a homeless girl named Bella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Elina Salo  •  Birgitta Ulfsson  •  Hannes Häyrinen

Jobless inventor Justus begins to help people to become happy together with a homeless girl named Bella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Pöysti
CAST:  Lasse Pöysti  •  Elina Salo  •  Birgitta Ulfsson  •  Hannes Häyrinen

Trust (1976)

Directed by Edvin Laine and Viktor Tregubovich, Trust (1976) is a Finnish-Soviet historical drama film that follows the relations between Finland and the Soviet Union. In December 1917, the Finnish delegation, composed of Chairman of the Senate Finance Department P ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine  •  Viktor Tregubovich
CAST:  Kirill Lavrov  •  Vilho Siivola  •  Yrjö Tähtelä  •  Yrjö Paulo

Directed by Edvin Laine and Viktor Tregubovich, Trust (1976) is a Finnish-Soviet historical drama film that follows the relations between Finland and the Soviet Union. In December 1917, the Finnish delegation, composed of Chairman of the Senate Finance Department P ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edvin Laine  •  Viktor Tregubovich
CAST:  Kirill Lavrov  •  Vilho Siivola  •  Yrjö Tähtelä  •  Yrjö Paulo
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