About Pekka Parikka
Lived 1939 – 1997 (aged 57). Pekka Parikka was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
Pekka Parikka (2 May 1939 – 21 March 1997) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. His 1989 film The Winter War was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Selected filmography Plainlands (1988) The Winter War (1989) The Way to a Woman's Heart (1996)
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Who was Pekka Parikka?
Finnish film director and screenwriter
When was Pekka Parikka born?
Pekka Parikka was born on 2 May 1939 in Helsinki.
When did Pekka Parikka die?
Pekka Parikka died on 21 March 1997 in Helsinki.
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Pekka Parikka was a film director and screenwriter.
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Pekka Parikka was Finnish.
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