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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1934-07-15
Deathday
1977-12-16
Place of Birth
Helsinki, Finland
Risto Jarva
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).