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FILM DIRECTOR

Matti Kassila

1924 - 2018

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Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari. During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matti Kassila has received more than 30,383 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Matti Kassila is the 1,433rd most popular film director, the 387th most popular biography from Finland and the 6th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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  • 40.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Matti Kassila ranks 1,433 out of 1,581. Before him are Mike van Diem, Jan Kounen, Cate Shortland, Todd Solondz, Yasuhiro Takemoto, and A. Edward Sutherland. After him are Ari Aster, Zaza Urushadze, William Beaudine, Rupert Sanders, Craig Gillespie, and Peter Lord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Matti Kassila ranks 417. Before him are Frank Church, Mohamed M. Atalla, Wendell Ford, Wally Ris, Arvo Viitanen, and Ragnar Lundberg. After him are Lucky Thompson, Louie Bellson, Nikolai Sologubov, Knut Steen, Jo Benkow, and Bob Kurland. Among people deceased in 2018, Matti Kassila ranks 445. Before him are Bengt Nilsson, Wendy Beckett, Ed King, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, and Kuldip Nayar. After him are Andrzej Fischer, Eric Bristow, Frank Andersson, István Hevesi, Pavel Panov, and Branko Grünbaum.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matti Kassila ranks 387 out of 642. Before him are Tero Pitkämäki (1982), Pihla Viitala (1982), Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969), Kaarlo Maaninka (1953), Arvo Viitanen (1924), and Johan Olin (1883). After him are Sam Lake (1970), Osmo Vänskä (1953), Michael Widenius (1962), Jan-Erik Enestam (1947), Kari Hotakainen (1957), and Arvi Pohjanpää (1887).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

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

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Filmography

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