Valentin Vaala

Known for: Directing
Born: October 11, 1909, Helsinki, Finland
Died: November 21, 1976
Movies: 67

Valentin Vaala was born in 1909 Helsinki to a Russian-Finnish family. Vaala began his career in the 20s and was noticed in Finland for his international and modern style. Overall his career was a long one, and he ended up directing 44 feature films between 1929 and 1963.

Best-Known Movies

6.2

People in the Summer Night

1948

5.4

The Women of Niskavuori

1938

7.9

Linnaisten vihreä kamari

1945

5.4

Vaimoke

1936

5.5

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

1946

6.4

Juurakon Hulda

1937

4.9

Sysmäläinen

1938

4.6

Niskavuoren naiset

1958

5.0

Morsian yllättää

1941

5.0

Laveata tietä

1931

Filmography

2014	Savupiippu
1937	Vaalan kamerat pyörivät	himself
1935	Kun isä tahtoo…	Manne Hietikko
1935	Kamerat pyörivät	Self
1929	Mustat silmät	Ra-Dorek

Directing, Writing & Producing

1971	Moments in Helsinki	Director
1969	Näin syntyi Saimaan kanava	Director
1968	M/S Finlandia	Director
1967	Katoavaa Tamperetta	Director
1964	Fluid Power from Naantali	Director
1963	Totuus on armoton	Director
1963	Meri antaa	Director
1962	Through the Ice to Finland	Director
1961	Nuoruus vauhdissa	Director
1958	Niskavuoren naiset	Director, Screenplay
1958	Nuori mylläri	Screenplay, Director
1957	Nummisuutarit	Screenplay, Director
1956	Yhteinen vaimomme	Director, Screenplay
1955	Minä ja mieheni morsian	Screenplay, Director
1954	Minäkö isä!	Director, Screenplay
1953	Siltalan pehtoori	Director, Screenplay
1953	Huhtikuu tulee	Screenplay, Director
1952	Omena putoaa…	Screenplay, Director
1952	Kulkurin tyttö	Director
1951	Rahan rata	Director
1951	Gabriel, tule takaisin	Screenplay, Director
1949	Jossain on railo	Screenplay, Director
1949	Sinut minä tahdon	Screenplay, Director
1948	People in the Summer Night	Director, Screenplay
1947	Maaret – tunturien tyttö	Director
1946	Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä	Screenplay, Director
1946	Viikon tyttö	Writer, Director
1945	Vuokrasulhanen	Director, Writer
1945	Vastamyrkky	Screenplay
1945	Linnaisten vihreä kamari	Director, Writer
1944	Dynamiittityttö	Director, Writer
1943	Tositarkoituksella	Director, Writer
1943	Neiti Tuittupää	Director
1943	Keinumorsian	Director
1942	Varaventtiili	Director
1941	From the Dictated Border to the Svir River	Director
1941	Puolustusvoimain katsaus 5	Director
1941	Puolustusvoimain katsaus 8	Director
1941	Puolustusvoimain katsaus 7	Director
1941	Puolustusvoimain katsaus 9	Director
1941	Morsian yllättää	Director, Writer
1941	Antreas ja syntinen Jolanda	Director
1940	Jumalan myrsky	Director
1940	Puolustusvoimain katsaus 10	Director
1939	Vihreä kulta	Director, Screenplay
1939	Rikas tyttö	Director
1939	Wake Up, Helsinki!	Director
1938	Sysmäläinen	Director
1938	The Women of Niskavuori	Director
1937	Juurakon Hulda	Director, Screenplay
1937	Koskenlaskijan morsian	Director
1936	Mieheke	Director
1936	Vaimoke	Director, Screenplay
1936	Herrain herkku jokamiehen ruuaksi	Director
1935	Kaikki rakastavat	Screenplay, Director
1935	Kun isä tahtoo…	Director
1934	Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies	Director
1933	Sininen varjo	Screenplay, Director
1931	Laveata tietä	Director, Writer
1930	Ravintolayleisöä kameran silmän lävitse	Director, Screenplay
1929	Mustalaishurmaaja	Director, Writer
1929	Mustat silmät	Director, Writer

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