Jarkko Rantanen

Jarkko Rantanen

Birth : 1946-09-25, Helsinki, Finland

Death : 2008-04-02

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Jarkko Rantanen

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Banned from Heaven
High-class prostitute Bella works for hotel manager TT with Sara, Lulu and Cindy. However, Bella misses the ordinary life and love of her youth Timo, who is a hockey player on the team owned by TT.
Hyvästi ennen aamua
Tommi
Petos
Jori Hellström, "Humu"
The very first American-style Post Office robbery in Finland. In the midst of the 60's a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits up and go into hiding after the heist.
Numbskull Emptybrook in the Army
Napero
Uuno is forced to complete his mandatory military service when it is revealed that he only spent one day in the army in his youth. As is typical of the Turhapuro series his family and friends become closely tied in with these events. His friends Härski Hartikainen and Sörsselssön return to the army for a refresher course and by chance Uuno's father-in-law, Councillor Tuura is made the Finnish Defence Minister. In one of the most memorable scenes, Uuno's wife, Elisabeth, dresses as Uuno and substitutes him for a day as Uuno has an apparently urgent meeting (at a restaurant) and while becoming lost in the woods with a malfunctioning radio, Tuura accidentally declares war on Sweden.
Sign of the Beast
Sotilas päämajassa
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
The Taste of Summer
Unski
Liisa, a young nurse returns to a remote island where she has spent the summer leaves in her youth. She soon gets to know some of the regular residents on the island, Pekka and Paula. During the summer party the underlying tensions mount. This film is based on a novel titled "Saari" written by Irene Hammar in 1962
Kun lesket lempivät
Viulu-Heikki
Simo Kämäräinen, a widowed cottage owner, and his chairman leave with marriage intentions for Juva. A play based on Maiju Lassila's novel.