Sakari Jurkka
Acting
Biography
Sakari Jurkka (1923–2012) was a Finnish stage, film and television actor. He was the eldest son of actors Eino and Emmi Jurkka and brother of actors Vappu and Jussi Jurkka.
Born: September 16, 1923
Place of Birth: Oulu, Finland
Known For
Oppenheimerin tapaus
A television play adaptation of the trial against Robert Oppenheimer.
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
Evakko
Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film has a surprisingly perky tone for the subject matter.
Natalia
Sammeli from Näljängä and Einari from Haataja, who were hunting bears, encounter Natalia, a cow that has crossed the eastern border. In the name of friendship between neighboring countries, Natalia is asked to return to the Soviet Union.
Villi Pohjola
A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
Akseli and Elina
A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime mindsets still linger in the heads of people.
The Witch
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...
Rintamalotta
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.
Adventure Starts Here
Fashion Designer Anne must decide between Toivo, an architect ten years her senior, and French businessman, Jacques, with whom she's been living for three years.
Silja – nuorena nukkunut
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.
Filmography
as Ylilääkäri
as Ministeri
as Kaarlo Manninen
as Toijala
as Fyysikko Edward Teller - Todistaja
as Producer
as Roopertti, "Roope"
as Oki
as Sirkustirehtööri
as Paul
as Raffu Larkamo
as Mikko
as Antero
as Otto Kiesi
as Rinne
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Kalle
as Vili Vesterinen
as Volmari
as Johannes Kajava
as Jalmari Karvi
as Captain
as Olavi Metso
as Fedja
as Jokinen
as Veikko Hallberg
as Martti Mikonpoika
as Eero Veisto
as Mattis-Niila
as (uncredited)
as Ludvig Runeberg (uncredited)