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Esko Töyri

Born September 6, 1915 · Helsinki, Finland

Died November 4, 1992 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

Saariston tyttö · 1953

Saariston tyttö

★ 5.71953

MovieDrama

Liisa, the daughter of fisherman Simeon, is having a romance with Peter, a city dweller who has arrived on the island. Liisa feels she is being punished for her forbidden feelings when her fiancé Antti's sister Maija falls ill with diphtheria and Antti is lost at sea in a storm.

Taistelujen tie · 1960

Taistelujen tie

★ 10.01960

MovieWarDocumentary

The film depicts Finland's actions in the Winter War and Continuation War using a compilation of material collected from narrators, map images, and TK photographers.

An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...

Suviyön salaisuus · 1945

Suviyön salaisuus

★ 4.01945

MovieDrama

The old man at the Eirtola house warns the new maid Eriikka about the fate of Jenny, the summer girl. Jouko, a university student from Eirtola, arrives home for the summer and begins to court the pretty maid. At the cattle shed, Eriikka finds a box, the contents of which she examines together with Pastor Tuomo Ahomaa. The tragic fate of Jenny, the summer girl, is revealed.

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North.

Pertti works as telegraph operator on a ship. The ship arrives in Helsinki and Pertti looks forward to meet his mother and the neighbor girl, who he is in love. But his plans change, when he steps into a restaurant with the first officer of the ship on the first ashore.

Here, Beneath the North Star · 1968

Here, Beneath the North Star

★ 6.81968

MovieHistoryDrama

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.

Erehtyneet sydämet · 1944

Erehtyneet sydämet

★ 3.71944

MovieDrama

After being harassed at the office by her boss, Eila gets sacked and tries to find a new job. After difficulties, she eventually begins to work as a model to a sculptor.

Filmography

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Saariston tyttö · 1953

Saariston tyttö

★ 5.71953

MovieDrama

Director of Photography

Taistelujen tie · 1960

Taistelujen tie

★ 10.01960

MovieWarDocumentary

The film depicts Finland's actions in the Winter War and Continuation War using a compilation of material collected from narrators, map images, and TK photographers.

Director of Photography

An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...

Still Photographer

Suviyön salaisuus · 1945

Suviyön salaisuus

★ 4.01945

MovieDrama

Director of Photography

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North.

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Here, Beneath the North Star · 1968

Here, Beneath the North Star

★ 6.81968

MovieHistoryDrama

Erehtyneet sydämet · 1944

Erehtyneet sydämet

★ 3.71944

MovieDrama

After being harassed at the office by her boss, Eila gets sacked and tries to find a new job. After difficulties, she eventually begins to work as a model to a sculptor.

Director of Photography

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.

Director of Photography

A 3rd remake of the film based on the play by Teuvo Pakkala. Tells the story of the lumberjack group and how the lives of villagers and lumberjacks intertwine. Many loving couples are formed between jacks and village girls. At the same time, the farm of Pietola and the house matron, Katri is coveted by malicious Rättäri. He owns the IOU papers for Pietola and tries to get Katri using the IOU as blackmail.

Director of Photography

Pikajuna pohjoiseen · 1947

Pikajuna pohjoiseen

★ 4.81947

MovieCrimeDrama

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears.

Director of Photography

A story takes place within one summery day in a place called Putkinotko on the shore of lake Saimaa in the early 20th century. Juutas and Rosina Käkriäinen are poor sharecroppers struggling to feed their ten children, so they run a liquor selling business on the side...

Director of Photography

Dr. Peter Holmes (Carl Moehner), zoologist and veterinarian, relectantly agrees to permit his dog, Wolf, to be used in a launch project commissioned by the International Conference of Science, at Geneva, to study body function and survival in outer space. Holmes had discovered Wolf as a pup in the forest, only to lose him again in a flood, and is fearful of risking the dog's life again.

Director of Photography

Vääpelin kauhu · 1957

Vääpelin kauhu

★ 4.61957

MovieComedy

A Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service.

Director of Photography

Marja is a prostitute who has to run away, when her pimp Jussi robs and kills one of her costumers. She finds a hiding place in a mansion on the country side. Marja falls in love with the master of the mansion, but Jussi finds out Marjas whereabouts and comes to meet her.

Director of Photography

Miljonäärimonni · 1953

Miljonäärimonni

★ 5.01953

MovieComedy

A farce about a wealthy young man who attempts to keep up his lifestyle even in the army.

Director of Photography

Kummituskievari · 1954

Kummituskievari

★ 5.51954

MovieComedy

Log driver brothers and crooks compete in trying to find loot of an old bank robbery in a supposedly haunted inn.

Director of Photography

The brothers of Yli-Koskela farm fall for the same woman. Then Aarne believes he has killed a man. Artturi sees the case and saves the man from drowning to the rapids. He takes advantage of the situation and tells the woman, Lea, that his brother is a murderer.

Director of Photography

Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu · 1962

Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu

★ 6.61962

MovieComedyCrime

A man's body is found on Tähtitorninmäki in Helsinki. Palmu starts to investigate the case, but the scandalous newspaper story causes problems for the police.

Director of Photography

Näkemiin Helena · 1955

Näkemiin Helena

★ 7.31955

MovieDramaRomance

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

Director of Photography

Katupeilin takana · 1949

Katupeilin takana

★ 5.01949

MovieComedyRomance

1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, Vapu's father, business advisor Ossian Biörcke, is not as accepting when his daughter's actions begin to be revealed.

Director of Photography

Kultainen vasikka · 1961

Kultainen vasikka

★ 7.51961

MovieDramaComedy

Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.

Director of Photography

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.

Director of Photography

2 hauskaa vekkulia · 1953

2 hauskaa vekkulia

★ 5.31953

MovieComedyMusic

Musical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.

Director of Photography