FILM DIRECTOR

Edvin Laine

1905 - 1989

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Edvin Armas Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director and actor. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy Aaltoska orkaniseeraa and family film Sleeping Beauty, both in 1949. The Unknown Soldier, a film Laine directed in 1955 based on Väinö Linna's novel, was a big sensation in Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edvin Laine is the 1,409th most popular film director (up from 1,429th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from Finland (down from 394th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edvin Laine ranks 1,409 out of 2,041. Before him are Carlo Vanzina, Olivier Megaton, Sidney Olcott, Ole Bornedal, Frank Tashlin, and Jon Avnet. After him are Norman Z. McLeod, Tom Shadyac, Kwak Jae-yong, Hugh Wilson, Jonathan Lynn, and Elmer Clifton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Edvin Laine ranks 360. Before him are Chick Webb, Pedro Quartucci, Lev Arnshtam, T. Keith Glennan, Pierre Jaccoud, and Ruth Moufang. After him are Ernst Stueckelberg, Bernhard Minetti, Herman Steiner, Georges Grignard, George Gulack, and Erwin Keller. Among people deceased in 1989, Edvin Laine ranks 270. Before him are Edward Abbey, Georgy Tovstonogov, Erich Herrmann, Aileen Pringle, Norma Varden, and Ludwig Schuberth. After him are Lynn Bari, John Pritchard, Chris Gueffroy, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Egon Orowan, and Stella Gibbons.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Edvin Laine ranks 400 out of 751. Before him are Martti Nieminen (1891), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Kalle Jalkanen (1907), Juhani Suutarinen (1943), Arvi Pohjanpää (1887), and Fredi (1942). After him are Hjalmar Mellin (1854), Santeri Alkio (1862), Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932), Helena Takalo (1947), Mauri Kunnas (1950), and Katri Vala (1901).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Edvin Laine ranks 6. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Renny Harlin (1959), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Mauritz Stiller (1883), and Jörn Donner (1933). After him are Matti Kassila (1924).

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