FILM DIRECTOR

Edvin Laine

1905 - 1989

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Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director and actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edvin Laine has received more than 26,210 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edvin Laine is the 1,429th most popular film director, the 393rd most popular biography from Finland and the 6th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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  • 26k

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  • 43.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edvin Laine ranks 1,429 out of 2,041. Before him are Pavel Chukhray, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Cristi Puiu, Irving Rapper, Clive Donner, and Patty Jenkins. After him are Gábor Csupó, Jay Roach, Zhang Shichuan, Robert Schwentke, René Vautier, and Zoltán Huszárik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Edvin Laine ranks 358. Before him are John Hoyt, Rodolfo Choperena, Chick Webb, Tex Ritter, Oleg Zhakov, and György Kulin. After him are Hanns Kilian, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kenneth Rexroth, Isaac Kashdan, Tommy Flowers, and Robert Bacher. Among people deceased in 1989, Edvin Laine ranks 263. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Wally Ris, Hemanta Mukherjee, Jim Backus, Frank Henry, and György Kulin. After him are Erich Herrmann, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Hilda Strike, Jimmy Murphy, Elaine de Kooning, and Friederich Franzl.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Edvin Laine ranks 393 out of 751. Before him are Santeri Alkio (1862), Simo Puupponen (1915), Lucina Hagman (1863), Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889), Väinö Siikaniemi (1887), and Hjalmar Mellin (1854). After him are Helena Takalo (1947), Arvo Haavisto (1900), Pentti Linnosvuo (1933), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Jan-Erik Enestam (1947), and Klaes Karppinen (1907).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Edvin Laine ranks 6. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Mauritz Stiller (1883), Renny Harlin (1959), and Jörn Donner (1933). After him are Matti Kassila (1924).

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Filmography

The Unknown Soldier
Director
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
Dec 23rd 19557.4 / 10
Here, Beneath the North Star
Director
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.
Sep 13th 19686.9 / 10
Niskavuoren Heta
Director
Dec 25th 19526.1 / 10