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Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari. During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations. His 1959 film '' Punainen viiva'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was also one of the screenwriters for the 1968 film '' Here, Beneath the North Star'', directed by Edvin Laine.
Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari. During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations. His 1959 film '' Punainen viiva'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was also one of the screenwriters for the 1968 film '' Here, Beneath the North Star'', directed by Edvin Laine.
Films directed by Kassila
* ''Isäntä soittaa hanuria'' (1949) * ''Professori Masa'' (1950) * ''Maija löytää sävelen'' (1950) * ''Lakeuksien lukko'' (1951) * '' Radio tekee murron'' (1951) * '' Radio tulee hulluksi'' (1952) * ''Varsovan laulu
''Song of Warsaw'' (Finnish: ''Varsovan laulu'') is a 1953 Finnish crime film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Matti Oravisto, Ã…ke Lindman and Christina Paischeff.Qvist & von Bagh p.235 The film is based around a smuggling plot, and was f ...
'' (1953)
* ''Tyttö kuunsillalta
''The Girl from Moon Bridge'' (Finnish: ''Tyttö kuunsillalta'') is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Tyyne Haarla, Ansa Ikonen and Paavo Jännes.Qvist & von Bagh p.257
Cast
* Tyyne Haarla as Eva Boman
* Ansa Ik ...
'' (1953)
* ''Sininen viikko'' (1954)
* ''Hilmanpäivät'' (1954)
* ''Isän vanha ja uusi'' (1955)
* ''Pastori Jussilainen'' (1955)
* '' Elokuu'' (1956)
* ''Kuriton sukupolvi'' (1957)
* ''Syntipukki'' (1957)
* '' Punainen viiva'' (1959)
* ''Lasisydän'' (1959)
* '' Komisario Palmun erehdys'' (1960)
* ''Tulipunainen kyyhkynen
''The Scarlet Dove'' ( fi, Tulipunainen kyyhkynen) is a 1961 Finnish thriller film directed by Matti Kassila. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. It was Tauno Palo's final screen role.
Cast
* Tauno Palo - Dr. Olavi ...
'' (1961)
* '' Kaasua, komisario Palmu!'' (1961)
* '' Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu'' (1962)
* ''Kolmen kaupungin kasvot'' (1963)
* ''Äl’ yli päästä perhanaa
''Let Not One Devil Cross the Bridge'' ( fi, Äl’ yli päästä perhanaa) is a 1968 Finnish anthology comedy film directed by Matti Kassila. The film is an ensemble divided into three independent stories, based on the ideas of the actual frame s ...
'' (1968)
* '' Vodkaa, komisario Palmu'' (1969)
* ''Päämaja'' (1970)
* ''Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin
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''Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin'' stylized as ''Aatamin puvussa... ja vähän Eevankin'' is a novel by the Finnish writer Yrjö Soini under his pen name Agapetus. It was published in 1928.
Film adaptation ...
'' (1971)
* ''Haluan rakastaa, Peter'' (1972)
* ''Meiltähän tämä käy'' (1973)
* ''Natalia'' (1979)
* ''Niskavuori'' (1984)
* ''Jäähyväiset presidentille
''Farewell, Mr. President'' (or ''Goodbye, Mr. President''; fi, Jäähyväiset presidentille) is a 1987 Finnish action thriller film directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannu Lauri. It tells the story of a disgruntled waiter planning to assa ...
'' (1987)
* '' Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus'' (1988)
* ''Kaikki pelissä'' (1994)
References
External links
* 1924 births 2018 deaths People from Keuruu Finnish film directors {{Finland-film-director-stub