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

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film ''Radio tekee murron'' (1951) for which they shared a

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. In 1952, he founded a production company Junior-Filmi, which produced internationally recognized

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''. 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.

Selected filmography

*''Yö on pitkä'' (1952) *''Kovanaama'' (1954) *''Olemme kaikki syyllisiä'' (1954) *''Sankarialokas'' (1955) *''Villi Pohjola'' (1955) *''Kulkurin masurkka'' (1958) *''Paksunahka'' (1958) *''Sotapojan heilat'' (1958) *''Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen'' (1959) *''Vatsa sisään, rinta ulos!'' (1959) *''Isaskar Keturin ihmeelliset seikkailut'' (1960) *''Kankkulan kaivolla'' (1960) *''Nina ja Erik'' (1960) *''Opettajatar seikkailee'' (1960) *''Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä'' (1960) *''Hän varasti elämän'' (1962) *''Turkasen tenava!'' (1963) *''Villin Pohjolan kulta'' (1963) *''Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso'' (1963) *''Johan nyt on markkinat!'' (1966)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarkas, Aarne 1923 births 1976 deaths People from Pori Finnish film directors Finnish screenwriters 20th-century screenwriters