Director

Aarne Tarkas

December 19, 1923

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.

Often works with

Leo Jokela
12 titles together
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina, Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä, Opettajatar seikkailee
Pentti Irjala
11 titles together
The White Reindeer, Radio tekee murron, Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina
Uljas Kandolin
11 titles together
Radio tekee murron, Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina, Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
Åke Lindman
6 titles together
The White Reindeer, Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen, Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
Hannes Häyrinen
6 titles together
Radio tekee murron, Radio tulee hulluksi, Opettajatar seikkailee
Heikki Savolainen
6 titles together
Radio tekee murron, Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina, Radio tulee hulluksi

Full filmography · 38

Johan nyt on markkinat!
Writer and Director
1966
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso
as Torsti and Director and Writer
1963
Teerenpeliä
Writer and Director
1963
Turkasen tenava!
Writer and Director
1963
Villin Pohjolan kulta
as Torsti (uncredited) and Director and Writer
1963
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit
as (uncredited) and Writer and Director
1962
Hän varasti elämän
as (uncredited) and Director and Writer
1962
Älä nuolase…
as (uncredited) and Writer and Director
1962
Oksat pois…
Writer and Director
1961
Tyttö ja hattu
as Aarne Tarkas (uncredited) and Director
1961
Olin nahjuksen vaimo
Writer and Director
1961
Minkkiturkki
Director and Writer
1961