Risto Orko
Finnish filmmaker
Died when: 102 years 14 days (1224 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Risto Orko (born Risto Eliel William Nylund; 15 September 1899 – 29 September 2001) was a Finnish film producer and director.Orko was born in Rauma.
With a career of over 60 years at the film studio Suomi-Filmi, he rose to be head of production and chief director in the 1930s.
He became its CEO in 1945.In the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Suomi-Filmi produced hundreds of films and numerous shorts.In the years 1933–43, Orko directed many films, including two (Aktivistit and Jääkärin morsian), which were banned for being "overly patriotic".
He had a joint cooperation with the German film industry during World War II.Orko also directed a Finnish-Soviet co-production, released into the American market with subtitles, entitled The Day the Earth Froze in 1959.
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