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

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.
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.
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.
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.
Pessi ja IllusiaPessi ja Illusia · 1954
Pessi ja Illusia
★ 7.01954
MovieFantasy
A fable about a goblin and a fairy that become fast friends.
Pikku Pietarin pihaPikku Pietarin piha · 1961
Pikku Pietarin piha
★ 7.01961
MovieDramaComedy
A little orphan boy is the focus of attention, as well as his stepmother whose special qualities engender a certain mystery around her person – and hint at magical powers.
ÄidittömätÄidittömät · 1958
Äidittömät
★ 8.01958
MovieComedy
Professor Derek Wytycky and his son Hans, who are immersed in the study of Indian poetry, wake up one day to find that the mother of the family is nowhere to be seen. When their housekeeper Gloria also leaves, having had enough of the absent-minded men, father and son hire private detective Mademoiselle Catherine Anaconda to investigate Mrs. Wytycky's disappearance.

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