Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Jaakko Pakkasvirta in 1969
Born	(1934-11-28)28 November 1934 Simpele, Finland
Died	23 March 2018(2018-03-23) (aged 83) Vantaa, Finland
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1958–2000

Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film Home for Christmas was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1978 film Poet and Muse was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.

Partial filmography

Sankarialokas (1955) as Alokas
Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) as Alokas
Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958) as Vartija (uncredited)
Sotapojan heilat (1958) as Alokas
Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958) as Erkki Paarala
Patarouva (1959) as Stable master
Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960) as Sorri
Rakas... (1961) as Jaska
Meren juhlat (1963) as Jaska, artist
Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963) as Ese Wist
X-paroni (1964) as James
Onnenpeli (1965) as Jussi
The Diary of a Worker (1967) as Priest (voice)
Time of Roses (1969, director)
Niilon oppivuodet (1971) as Interviewer in rock club (uncredited)
Home for Christmas (1975, director)
Poet and Muse (1978) as Otto Manninen
Sign of the Beast (1981, director)
Ulvova mylläri (1982) as Jeesus (voice)
Valkoinen kääpiö (1986) as Tomas Borg
Linna (1986) as Bürgel / Narrator

References

↑ Jussi-gaala -päivän suru-uutinen - ohjaaja-näyttelijä Jaakko Pakkasvirta menehtyi tänään: ”Nerokas taiteilija” (in Finnish)
↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
↑ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

Jaakko Pakkasvirta at IMDb

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