Risto Jarva

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Helsinki, Finland

Born

7/15/1934

Age

90

Credit(s)

5

Biography

Risto Jarva was a leading filmmaker in the Finnish cinema of the 1960's and the 1970's as well as one of the founders of the production company Filminor. He died aged 43 in a car accident on his way home from the premiere of his now classic film The Year of the Hare (1977).