Directing

Jack Witikka

Born December 20, 1916 · Helsinki, Finland

Died January 28, 2002 · aged 85

Jack Witikka was born on December 20, 1916 in Helsinki, Finland as Jack Evert Jakobsson. He was a director and writer, known for The Doll Merchant (1955), Little Presents (1961) and Aila, Pohjolan tytär (1951). He was married to Tea Ista and Lilli Anita Soini. He died on January 28, 2002 in Helsinki.

Known For

Suuri sävelparaatiSuuri sävelparaati · 1959
Suuri sävelparaati
4.51959
MovieComedyMusic
The film follows a dress rehearsal of a charity concert.
Pedon merkkiPedon merkki · 1981
Pedon merkki
4.51981
MovieDramaWar
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
The Doll MerchantThe Doll Merchant · 1955
The Doll Merchant
6.21955
MovieFantasyDrama
A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.
Virtaset ja LahtisetVirtaset ja Lahtiset · 1959
Virtaset ja Lahtiset
7.81959
MovieComedy
Two upstart families compete while trying to overcome the generation cap with their children.
Mies tältä tähdeltäMies tältä tähdeltä · 1958
Mies tältä tähdeltä
6.01958
MovieDrama
Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He goes to a rehab centre in the countryside for a couple of weeks, but with no permanent result. Meanwhile, his wife has to get a job and is employed by her old sweetheart, now a recently divorced successful businessman.
Mä oksalla ylimmälläMä oksalla ylimmällä · 1954
Mä oksalla ylimmällä
5.71954
MovieDramaHistory
A fictional love story between famous composer Gabriel Linsén and opera singer Maria Sawina in 19th century Finland.
Pessi ja IllusiaPessi ja Illusia · 1954
Pessi ja Illusia
7.01954
MovieFantasy
A fable about a goblin and a fairy that become fast friends.
Silja – nuorena nukkunutSilja – nuorena nukkunut · 1956
Silja – nuorena nukkunut
6.61956
MovieDramaRomance
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.

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