Matti Kassila

Known for

Directing

Born

January 12, 1924

Birthplace

Keuruu, Finland

Died

December 14, 2018 (aged 94)

Biography

Matti Kassila was born on January 12, 1924 in Keuruu, Finland as Matti Uolevi Kassila. He was a director and writer, known for Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961), The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962) and The Harvest Month (1956).

Best known work

Inspector Palmu's Error

1960

Gas, Inspector Palmu!

1961

Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu

1962

Vodkaa, komisario Palmu

1969

Here, Beneath the North Star

1968

The Scarlet Dove

1961

Radio tekee murron

1951

Scarlet Week

1954

Farewell, Mr. President

1987

The Harvest Month

1956

Filmography

TBA
Puotila
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Temples of Dreams
as Self
1994
Kaikki pelissä
Director, Writer
1988
Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus
Director, Screenplay
1987
Farewell, Mr. President
Director, Screenplay
1984
Niskavuori
Director, Screenplay
1983
Mika Waltari elokuvakirjailijana
as Self, Director, Writer
1979
Natalia
Director, Producer, Screenplay
1973
Meiltähän tämä käy
Director, Writer
1973
Pohjantähti
Screenplay, Production Manager
1972
Haluan rakastaa Peter
Screenplay, Director
1972
When the Heavens Fall…
as kansanedustaja Arvo Lamminpää
1971
Aatamin puvussa… ja vähän Eevankin
Screenplay, Director
1970
Päämaja
Screenplay, Director
1969
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu
as (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
1968
Here, Beneath the North Star
as Narrator (voice), Screenplay, Production Manager
1968
Äl' yli päästä perhanaa
Director, Writer
1965
The Parisian Tie
Director, Writer, Producer
1963
Commando Assault
Screenplay, Executive Producer
1962
Kolmen kaupungin kasvot
Editor, Director
1962
Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
as Man on Board (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
1961
Gas, Inspector Palmu!
Director, Screenplay
1961
The Scarlet Dove
Director, Story
1960
Inspector Palmu's Error
Director, Screenplay
1959
Helsinki - Pohjolan valkea kaupunki
Writer