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Risto Orko is a Director, Writer, Producer and Co-Director Finlandais born on 15 september 1899 at Rauma (Finlande)
Risto Eliel William Orko (originally Nylund) (15 September 1899, Rauma – 29 September 2001, Helsinki) was a Finnish film producer and director.
With a career of over 60 years at the film studio Suomi-Filmi, Orko rose to be head of production and chief director in the 1930s. He became its CEO in 1945. In the 1940s, 50s and 60s, Suomi-Filmi produced hundreds of films and numerous shorts.
In the years 1933-43, Orko directed many films, including two (Aktivistit and Jääkärin Morsian), which were banned for being "overly patriotic". He also had a joint cooperation with the German film industry during World War II. Orko also directed a Finnish-Soviet co-production, released into the American market with subtitles, entitled The Day the Earth Froze in 1959.
His death at age 102 was received with great sadness in his native Finland and he was thereafter known as the "last Finnish Film Tycoon".
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Birth name Risto Eliel William Orko
Nationality Finlande
Birth 15 september 1899 at Rauma (Finlande)
Death 29 september 2001 (at 102 years) at Helsinki (Finlande)
Nationality Finlande
Birth 15 september 1899 at Rauma (Finlande)
Death 29 september 2001 (at 102 years) at Helsinki (Finlande)
With a career of over 60 years at the film studio Suomi-Filmi, Orko rose to be head of production and chief director in the 1930s. He became its CEO in 1945. In the 1940s, 50s and 60s, Suomi-Filmi produced hundreds of films and numerous shorts.
In the years 1933-43, Orko directed many films, including two (Aktivistit and Jääkärin Morsian), which were banned for being "overly patriotic". He also had a joint cooperation with the German film industry during World War II. Orko also directed a Finnish-Soviet co-production, released into the American market with subtitles, entitled The Day the Earth Froze in 1959.
His death at age 102 was received with great sadness in his native Finland and he was thereafter known as the "last Finnish Film Tycoon".
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Filmography of Risto Orko (7 films)
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For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Rating67%
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
, 1h31Directed by Risto Orko, Alexandre Ptouchko
Origin Finlande
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Urho Somersalmi, Anna Alekseïevna Orotchko, Ada Vojtsik, Marvin Miller
Rating41%
The people of Kalevala are a peaceful hard working people, they have everything they need and want bar the mystical Sampo, a magical mill which will make grain, salt and gold and give prosperity to whoever possesses it.
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For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Roles Ecrivain
Rating67%
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.
Producer
Onnelliset leikit (1964)
, 1h36Directed by Esko Elstelä, Aito Mäkinen
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Roles Producer
Rating57%
Pikku Pietarin piha (1961)
, 1h13Directed by Jack Witikka
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kaarlo Halttunen, Hannes Häyrinen, Pentti Irjala, Leo Jokela, Leevi Kuuranne, Eila Pehkonen
Roles Executive Producer
Rating64%
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
, 1h31Directed by Risto Orko, Alexandre Ptouchko
Origin Finlande
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Urho Somersalmi, Anna Alekseïevna Orotchko, Ada Vojtsik, Marvin Miller
Roles Producer
Rating41%
The people of Kalevala are a peaceful hard working people, they have everything they need and want bar the mystical Sampo, a magical mill which will make grain, salt and gold and give prosperity to whoever possesses it.
People in the Summer Night (1948)
, 1h6Directed by Valentin Vaala
Genres Drama
Actors Eila Pehkonen, Matti Oravisto, Martti Katajisto, Emma Väänänen, Eero Roine, Kaisu Leppänen
Roles Producer
Rating66%
The film concentrates on the destinies of a small group of people during one summer night. All events in the film are told from two different perspectives. During the night people are falling in love, fighting drunk, dying, and being born. Nature is just as important a part of the movie as the actors are. The novelist Sillanpää himself had told Vaala to keep in mind that there should be only one main character, and that is the summer night.
The Green Chamber of Linnais (1945)
, 1h31Directed by Valentin Vaala
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Rauli Tuomi, Regina Linnanheimo, Kaija Rahola, Paavo Jännes, Ture Junttu, Reino Valkama
Roles Producer
Rating61%
La visite d'un jeune architecte à une famille bourgeoise engendre la découverte d'une chambre cachée et la révélation d'un secret.
The Rich Girl (1939)
, 1h20Directed by Valentin Vaala
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Sirkka Sari, Olavi Reimas, Lea Joutseno, Hannes Häyrinen, Irma Seikkula, Reino Valkama
Roles Producer
Rating51%
Director
For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Roles Co-Director
Rating67%
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.