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Risto Jarva profile
Director

Risto Jarva

Directing

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Directed credits

12

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Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

0.7

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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20

TMDB ID: 121781

IMDb ID: nm0419019

Known for: Directing

Born: July 15, 1934

Died: December 16, 1977

Age: 43

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2008

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 7.26

Wikidata: Q1809867

Also known as

B. Kivi

Frequent jobs

Director (11)Director of Photography (1)Producer (4)Writer (3)Thanks (1)

Biography

Risto Jarva was a leading filmmaker in the Finnish cinema of the 1960's and the 1970's as well as one of the founders of the production company Filminor. He died aged 43 in a car accident on his way home from the premiere of his now classic film The Year of the Hare (1977).

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