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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-11-28

Day of Death

2018-03-23 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Simpele, Finland

Also Known As

Jarkko Virta

Pierre Froid

B. Kivi

Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Mies tältä tähdeltä

1958

Mies tältä tähdeltä

as

Erkki Paarala

X-Paroni

1964

X-Paroni

as

James

Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla

1958

Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla

as

(uncredited)

Sotapojan heilat

1958

Sotapojan heilat

as

Alokas

Onnenpeli

1965

Onnenpeli

as

Jussi

Poet and Muse

1978

Poet and Muse

as

Otto Manninen

Kesäkapina

1970

Kesäkapina

as

mies irtokynsimainoksessa

Hopeaa rajan takaa

1963

Hopeaa rajan takaa

as

Ese Wist

Town Is Our Future

1967

Town Is Our Future

as

Narrator

Darling

1961

Darling

as

Jaska Salmi

Meren juhlat

1963

Meren juhlat

as

Jaska

Linna

1986

Linna

as

Sihteeri Bürgel

Production

Crew

Directing