Jussi Jurkka

Acting

Jussi Jurkka

Born — Died

1930-06-15 — 1982-04-09

Place of birth

Turku, Finland

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

Jussi Jurkka (1930–1982) was a Finnish stage, film and television actor. He was the youngest son of actors Eino and Emmi Jurkka and brother of actors Sakari and Vappu Jurkka.

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7.5

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Parempi myöhään

1979

Irmeli, seitsentoistavuotias poster
5.3

Irmeli worships the memory of her deceased composer father, but falls in love with her mother Ruuti's new fiancé, Dr. Hallamaa. Unhappy love depresses Irmeli, and she tries to run away to Sweden. Antti, an engineering student who lives as a tenant in the family's home, sets off after Irmeli to bring her back home.

Irmeli, seitsentoistavuotias

1948

Laivaston monnit maissa poster
4.2

Sailor is brought by the police as a recruit to the navy.

Laivaston monnit maissa

1954

Viimeinen savotta poster
5.5

Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.

Viimeinen savotta

1977

Näkemiin Helena poster
7.3

A melodrama based on Aino Räsänen's novel of the same name, continuing the story of the Junkker family.

Näkemiin Helena

1955

Kuriton sukupolvi poster
7.2

Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.

Kuriton sukupolvi

1957

Film credits

1970s · 5 titles

1950s · 20 titles

Laivaston monnit maissa poster
4.2

Sailor is brought by the police as a recruit to the navy.

Laivaston monnit maissa

1954

Näkemiin Helena poster
7.3

A melodrama based on Aino Räsänen's novel of the same name, continuing the story of the Junkker family.

Näkemiin Helena

1955

Kuriton sukupolvi poster
7.2

Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.

Kuriton sukupolvi

1957

Rintamalotta poster
7.3

Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.

Rintamalotta

1956

Lasisydän poster
6.3

A famous glass artist escapes his busy city life and takes to the road.

Lasisydän

1959

The Unknown Soldier poster
7.2

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

The Unknown Soldier

1955

Kolmiapila poster
6.0

A couple decides to adopt a child. At the orphanage, they hear three different stories about the children who have arrived there and their fates.

Kolmiapila

1953

Kovanaama poster
5.8

Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life.

Kovanaama

1954

Pää pystyyn Helena poster
7.0

Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family with her achievements.

Pää pystyyn Helena

1957

Punainen viiva poster
6.0

The story of the first elections in Finland. Farmer Topi Romppainen lives a modest life with his family in Kainuu in the early 20th century. While shopping in the village, Topi hears about the upcoming parliamentary elections. His wife Riikka decides to find out more and ends up at a meeting of the Social Democrats.

Punainen viiva

1959

Musta rakkaus poster
5.3

Marjatta lives in poor conditions in Tampere with her widowed father Arttu who works as a factory worker. Marjatta gets to know engineering student Pauli whose constantly worsening mental health problems and jealousy become a threat to Marjatta and her close circle.

Musta rakkaus

1957

Silja – nuorena nukkunut poster
6.6

In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.

Silja – nuorena nukkunut

1956

Ratkaisun päivät poster
7.0

A major wounded in war falls in love with a nurse who has been widowed in the hospital. However, their love is hindered by the death of the nurse's husband, for which the major is responsible.

Ratkaisun päivät

1956

Sankarialokas poster
5.3

Sankarialokas is a parody about military life from year 1955.

Sankarialokas

1955

Yö on pitkä poster
8.0

Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. He wants to get rich no matter what. After holidays with his girl Rita, he comes back to Helsinki completely broke and meets up with his buddy Jussi in a bar. For months they embezzle money from the bank, but eventually do realize they have to cover the missing amount by orchestrating and committing a robbery which will then rouse the interest of the police. A hide and seek follows as they try to make their way abroad.

Yö on pitkä

1952

Jokin ihmisessä poster
6.8

Pitch-noir melodrama about young Kauko's endless obsession and love-hate-relationship with Osmi, a girl he has known since childhood. Standing at her death bed, Kauko reminisces his years spent as a sailor, prisoner, smuggler, and a soldier in the Second World War, while Osmi manages to evolve from prostitution to a seemingly happy family life with someone else.

Jokin ihmisessä

1956

…ja Helena soittaa poster
7.3

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.

…ja Helena soittaa

1951

Tähtisilmä poster
5.0

Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone. Delivery girl tries to help the painter to get forward in his career, but meanwhile a rich woman becomes too interested towards the painter.

Tähtisilmä

1955

The Bridal Wreath poster
8.0

A story about an upper-class student and a poor servant girl who fall in love despite everyone being against it.

The Bridal Wreath

1954

Verta käsissämme poster
3.8

After returning home from being a prisoner of war Viktor gets a job from his friend Rolf with whom he had served. The men trust each other until Viktor meets Rolf’s wife Astrid.

Verta käsissämme

1958

1940s · 3 titles

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