15 July 1934† 16 December 1977 (aged 43) Helsinki, Finland
Directed
21
Written
17
Produced
8
Movies
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).
