Visa Mäkinen (born 28 March 1945 in

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, film producer,

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and

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. He has directed and produced films such as the 1983

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Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 in film, 1983 Cinema of Finland, Finnish spy film, spy comedy film, comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars ...

'' which featured actors

Ilmari Saarelainen Ilmari Saarelainen (born 12 September 1944 in Uusikaupunki) is a Finnish actor. His career has been mainly based on television. Saarelainen began acting in 1970 appearing in a number of TV series. His career has mainly been based on Finnish tel ...

and Tenho Sauren. He has also acted and written for several films.

Filmography

Feature films

* ''Voi juku, mikä lauantai'' (1979) * ''Mitäs me sankarit'' (1980) * ''Kaikenlaisia karkureita'' (1981) * ''Pi, pi, pil... pilleri'' (1982) * ''Likainen puolitusina'' (1982) * ''

Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit ''Agentti 000 ja kuolema kurvit'' (English title ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'') is a 1983 Finnish spy comedy film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars Ilmari Saarelainen as James Bond impersonator Joonas ...

'' (1983) * ''Vapaa duunari Ville-Kalle'' (1984) * ''Yön saalistajat'' (1984) * ''Pekka & Pätkä ja tuplajättipotti'' (1985) * ''Pekka Puupää poliisina'' (1987) * ''Ruuvit löysällä'' (1988) * ''

Pirtua, pirtua ''Pirtua, pirtua'' is a 1991 Finnish drama movie directed by Visa Mäkinen. The plot consists of a young man fighting against bootleggers in his home village during Finnish prohibition. The movie, which was Visa Mäkinen's first attempt at a ...

'' (1991)

Short films

* ''Seksiä nupissa'' (-) * ''Päivä ratsastustalleilla'' (1989) * ''Matkiva kulkuri'' (1989) * ''Sexis spaketti ja Brunon parhaat'' (1989)

TV series

* ''Pekka Puupää tositoimissa'' (1982) * ''Pekka Puupää seikkailee'' (1982) * ''Pekko aikamiespoika'' (1992) * ''Cafe Kirpputori'' (1996) * ''Camping Satumaa'' (1998)

Video programmes

* ''Video Bingo'' (1992) * ''Kauneimmat joululaulut'' (1992)

External links

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