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 30,113 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Matti Kassila is the 1,465th most popular film director (down from 1,427th in 2019), the 413th most popular biography from Finland (down from 385th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 1.54

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  • 3.28

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Over the past year Matti Kassila has had the most page views in the with 22,205 views, followed by English (3,278), and Hungarian (699). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (100.29%), Finnish (60.26%), and Swedish (47.50%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Matti Kassila ranks 1,465 out of 2,041. Before him are Edward Sedgwick, Jorge Fons, Christoph Schlingensief, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Albert Serra, and Gianfranco Rosi. After him are Charles Band, Joseph Kosinski, Brian Helgeland, Giorgio Capitani, Bill Plympton, and Peyton Reed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Matti Kassila ranks 456. Before him are Ralph Miliband, James Lighthill, Robert Sobukwe, Arvo Viitanen, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., and Ruhi Sarıalp. After him are Hugh Huxley, Frank Church, Sam Jones, Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, and Paulo Muwanga. Among people deceased in 2018, Matti Kassila ranks 474. Before him are Angelo Vanzin, Bengt Nilsson, Johan van Hulst, Stanley Anderson, Danny Kirwan, and Edwin Hawkins. After him are Reg E. Cathey, Pavel Panov, Simon Shelton, Marielle Franco, Javier González, and Naomi Parker Fraley.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matti Kassila ranks 413 out of 751. Before him are Jarkko Nieminen (1981), Marjatta Kajosmaa (1938), Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921), Mikko Hirvonen (1980), Seija Simola (1944), and Hugo Lahtinen (1891). After him are Kauko Hänninen (1930), Tiina Lillak (1961), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Magnus Lindberg (1958), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), and Erkki Liikanen (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Matti Kassila ranks 7. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Mauritz Stiller (1883), Renny Harlin (1959), Jörn Donner (1933), and Edvin Laine (1905).

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Filmography

Inspector Palmu's Error
Director
A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.
Sep 9o 19606.9 / 10
Gas, Inspector Palmu!
Director
A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector Palmu notices that the murderer made a mistake, and so Palmu, Kokki and Virta begin the investigation: who had come to the apartment through the balcony door and opened the gas tap while Mrs. Skrof was asleep?
Sep 15o 19617.3 / 10
Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu
Director
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.
Sep 7o 19626.6 / 10