Directing
Veikko Kerttula
Born — Died
1940-07-23 — 2022-11-11
Place of birth
Tampere, Finland
Known for
Directing
Credits
21 titles
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kehvelit
1981
NRA drama based on the lives of children and parents in a small farming family. Based on Esko Raennon's novel Tie.
Tie
1981
4.7No synopsis available yet.
Punaiset purjeet
1989
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Se tavallinen tarina
1972
5.4During the spring harvest, a strange man arrives in the village on the shores of Lake Pielinen, carrying a rifle and a backpack. He is a skilled worker, a ruthless talker, and a ladies' man. By the time the autumn snow falls, the village has changed. No one can quite figure out the man. He calls himself Simpauttaja. Based on Heikki Turunen's award-winning debut novel, the film is a tragicomic portrayal of rural change.
Simpauttaja
1975
NRThe most famous work of the remarkable classic of Finnish literature Hella Wuolijoki is the saga of the Niskavuori family, consisting of five plays. The first of them, *"The Young Mistress of Niskavuori"*, which reflects the Finnish national character, tells the story of love, changes in life, disappointments, and views on morality through the eyes of straightforward, stubborn people from the countryside who must adapt to new circumstances. The action takes place in 1880.
The Young Mistress of Niskavuori
1979
Film credits
1980s · 6 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kehvelit
1981
4.7No synopsis available yet.
Punaiset purjeet
1989
6.7Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about his new role as a married man and the father of a newborn son. A perfect escape from family responsibilities is having to get his old Hillman Minx repaired and inspected for road-worthiness, with a little help from an eccentric bunch of friends who never seem to have grown up either.
The Wedding Waltz
1988
6.2Uuno 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.
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
1984
6.6After the death of an old bandmate, the surviving musicians head to the funeral.
Viimeinen keikka
1984
7.6The Kiljunen family wins a holiday trip to Helsinki and the city will never be the same again.
Kiljusen herrasväki
1981
Behind the camera
NRA drama based on the lives of children and parents in a small farming family. Based on Esko Raennon's novel Tie.
Tie
1981
NRA drama based on the lives of children and parents in a small farming family. Based on Esko Raennon's novel Tie.
Tie
1981
4.7No synopsis available yet.
Punaiset purjeet
1989
4.7No synopsis available yet.
Punaiset purjeet
1989
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Se tavallinen tarina
1972
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Se tavallinen tarina
1972
5.4During the spring harvest, a strange man arrives in the village on the shores of Lake Pielinen, carrying a rifle and a backpack. He is a skilled worker, a ruthless talker, and a ladies' man. By the time the autumn snow falls, the village has changed. No one can quite figure out the man. He calls himself Simpauttaja. Based on Heikki Turunen's award-winning debut novel, the film is a tragicomic portrayal of rural change.
Simpauttaja
1975
5.4During the spring harvest, a strange man arrives in the village on the shores of Lake Pielinen, carrying a rifle and a backpack. He is a skilled worker, a ruthless talker, and a ladies' man. By the time the autumn snow falls, the village has changed. No one can quite figure out the man. He calls himself Simpauttaja. Based on Heikki Turunen's award-winning debut novel, the film is a tragicomic portrayal of rural change.
Simpauttaja
1975
NRThe most famous work of the remarkable classic of Finnish literature Hella Wuolijoki is the saga of the Niskavuori family, consisting of five plays. The first of them, *"The Young Mistress of Niskavuori"*, which reflects the Finnish national character, tells the story of love, changes in life, disappointments, and views on morality through the eyes of straightforward, stubborn people from the countryside who must adapt to new circumstances. The action takes place in 1880.
The Young Mistress of Niskavuori
1979
4.0Young hockey player Illu spends his summer in local restaurants, just like the stunning blonde Salme, with whom he and every man in town is in love.
Iso vaalee
1983
4.0Young hockey player Illu spends his summer in local restaurants, just like the stunning blonde Salme, with whom he and every man in town is in love.
Iso vaalee
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Kämppä
1970
An existential road movie based on Veijo Meri's novel Peiliin piirretty nainen (The Woman in the Mirror, 1963), following the life of a taxi driver from one evening to the next morning.
Taksikuski
1969