Matti Kassila is a Finnish film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 60s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu

Inspector Palmu

Inspector Frans J. Palmu, depicted as "a gruff detective of the Helsinki police department", is one of the most popular characters created by Finnish writer Mika Waltari ....

 movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari

Mika Waltari

Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian .- Early life :...

. During his long career, he has won seven Jussi awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations.

Films directed by Kassila

• Isäntä soittaa hanuria (1949)
• Professori Masa (1950)
• Maija löytää sävelen (1950)
• Lakeuksien lukko (1951)
• Radio tekee murron
  Radio tekee murron
  Radio tekee murron is a Finnish crime comedy directed by Matti Kassila and starring Hannes Häyrinen. The idea for the movie came from an actual radio program done by sensationalist reporter Usko Santavuori, in which he committed a fake burglary of which local police forces had not been made...
  
  (1951)
• Radio tulee hulluksi
  Radio tulee hulluksi
  Radio tulee hulluksi is a Finnish comedy directed by Matti Kassila as a sequel to the preceding year's Radio tekee murron...
  
  (1952)
• Varsovan laulu (1953)
• Tyttö Kuunsillalta (1953)
• Sininen viikko (1954)
• Hilmanpäivät (1954)
• Isän vanha ja uusi (1955)
• Pastori Jussilainen (1955)
• Elokuu
  The Harvest Month
  The Harvest Month is a 1956 Finnish drama film directed by Matti Kassila. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Toivo Mäkelä - Viktor Sundvall* Emma Väänänen - Saimi Sundvall* Rauni Luoma - Maija Länsilehto...
  
  (1956)
• Kuriton sukupolvi (1957)
• Syntipukki (1957)
• Punainen viiva (1959)
• Lasisydän (1959)
• Komisario Palmun erehdys
  Komisario Palmun erehdys
  Komisario Palmun erehdys is a Finnish crime film directed by Matti Kassila, and based on the second Inspector Palmu novel by the same name by Mika Waltari....
  
  (1960)
• Tulipunainen kyyhkynen
  The Scarlet Dove
  The Scarlet Dove is a 1961 Finnish thriller film directed by Matti Kassila. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Tauno Palo - Dr...
  
  (1961)
• Kaasua, komisario Palmu!
  Kaasua, komisario Palmu!
  Kaasua, komisario Palmu! is a Finnish crime movie directed by Matti Kassila. The main cast of actors is the same as that of the first though some actors such as Elina Salo, Pentti Siimes and Aino Mantsas play different characters,It's based on the first Inspector Palmu novel Kuka murhasi rouva...
  
  (1961)
• Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
  Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
  Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu is a Finnish crime movie directed by Matti Kassila. It is the third film in the Inspector Palmu series and the second one produced by Fennada. The novel was written by Waltari through the explicit request by director Kassila. It is also the last film in the series...
  
  (1962)
• Kolmen kaupungin kasvot (1963)
• Äl' yli päästä perhanaa (1968)
• Vodkaa, komisario Palmu
  Vodkaa, komisario Palmu
  Vodkaa, komisario Palmu is a 1969 movie, the fourth and final part of the Inspector Palmu series. The only part of the series to be filmed in color, the film is also the only one not to be based a novel by Mika Waltari....
  
  (1969)
• Päämaja (1970)
• Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin
  Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin (1971 film)
  Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin was a 1971 Finnish comedy film directed and written by Matti Kassila, and starring Heikki Kinnunen andJuha Hyppönen. Its running time is 88 minutes.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1971)
• Haluan rakastaa, Peter (1972)
• Meiltähän tämä käy (1973)
• Natalia (1979)
• Niskavuori (1984)
• Jäähyväiset presidentille (1987)
• Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988)
• Kaikki pelissä (1994)

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