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Teuvo Puro

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter | * 11/09/1884 († 71, 07/24/1956) | Helsinki (Finland)
Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (9 November 1884 Helsinki – 24 July 1956 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor, writer and director. Puro co-directed the first Finnish fiction film, Salaviinanpolttajat, with Louis Sparre in 1907. He also directed the first (and one of the only) Finnish horror film Noidan kirot (Curses of the Witch) starring Einar Rinne and Heidi Blafield. Another film by Puro is Anna-Liisa (1922). ()

Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (November 9, 1884 – July 24, 1956) was a Finnish actor, director and screenwriter, most famous for his films made during the silent era of Finnish cinema in the 1920s.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A couple move to an isolated house where – according to local legend – an ancient curse is rumoured to assail its inhabitants. Based on the novel by Väino Kataja (1914). ...

Curses of the Witch

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1927 | 3.0/5 | 1h 22min
Drama, Horror
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A man stays with a fisherman and his adult daughter in coastal Finland, develops feelings for the daughter and begins to uncover a terrible secret haunting the family. ...

Before the Face of the Sea

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1926 | 3.5/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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Servant Eeva promises to marry her childhood friend, tailor Aapeli, via letter, but withdraws after meeting the man. Though mostly preserved, the film is partially lost. ...

Kihlaus

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1922 | 50min
Comedy
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The melodrama Sylvi (1913), directed by Teuvo Puro, is the first Finnish full-length feature film. It is also the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name (second 1944). Orpo Syl ...

Sylvi

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1913 | 2.0/5 | 49min
Drama
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Movies with Teuvo Puro as Actor(7)

as Juha Palomaa1948 Neljästoista vieras
as Silver1947 Suopursu kukkii
as Vesilahden rovasti1938 Elinan surma
as Doctor1921 Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa
as Mattson (uncredited)1920 Olli's Apprenticeship
as Aksel Vahl1913 Sylvi
as junkkari1907 Salaviinanpolttajat

Movies with Teuvo Puro as Crew(16)

Directing/Director1927 Vaihdokas
Directing/Director1927 Curses of the Witch
Writing/Screenplay1927 Curses of the Witch
Directing/Director1926 Before the Face of the Sea
Writing/Screenplay1926 Before the Face of the Sea
Directing/Director1922 Anna-Liisa
Editing/Editor1922 Anna-Liisa
Directing/Director1922 Kihlaus
Editing/Editor1922 Kihlaus
Writing/Screenplay1922 Kihlaus
Directing/Director1921 Se parhaiten nauraa, joka viimeksi nauraa
Directing/Director1920 Olli's Apprenticeship
Writing/Screenplay1920 Olli's Apprenticeship
Directing/Director1913 Sylvi
Writing/Screenplay1913 Sylvi
Directing/Director1907 Salaviinanpolttajat

Full Name: Teuvo Puro
Citizenship: Finland
Born: Sunday, 11/09 1884 (November) in Helsinki (Finland)
Died: Tuesday, 07/24 1956 (July) (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Finnish (FI)
Other names for Teuvo Puro (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Theodor Bäckman"
Teuvo Puro frequently works together with these people:
Karl Fager (16x, Crew)
Kurt Jäger (11x, Crew)
Armas Fredman (8x, Cast)
Erkki Karu (8x, Crew)
Jussi Snellman (7x, Actor)
Kalle Havas (7x, Crew)
T.J. Särkkä (7x, Crew)
Hemmo Kallio (5x, Actor)
Eero Kilpi (5x, Actor)
Frans Engström (5x, Crew)
Frans Ekebom (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:686869, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024