Pekka Lehto
Finnish screenwriter, film director and film producer
About Pekka Lehto
Born 1948. Pekka Lehto is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, film producer and director.
Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film.
His 1992 film Kaivo was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.
Selected filmography Flame Top (1980) Da Capo (1985) The Well (1992) The Real McCoy (1998)
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Finnish screenwriter, film director and film producer
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Pekka Lehto was born on 14 March 1948 in Valkeakoski.
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