Maunu Kurkvaara (18 July 1926 – 31 December 2023) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Kurkvaara has been widely regarded as the initiator of the "new wave" of Finnish cinema in the spirit of French New Wave cinema. He directed 22 films between 1955 and 1993. Many of his films share a nautical theme due to his love of the sea. His film Yksityisalue was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1965, he co-produced the film 4x4 and it was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Birthday: July 18, 1926
Death: December 31, 2023
February 04, 1983
October 05, 1962
September 22, 1950
February 02, 1968
August 23, 1963
November 21, 1958
September 25, 1959
October 07, 1960
August 18, 1961
March 01, 1963
January 31, 1964
September 04, 1964
August 20, 1965
September 16, 1966
March 31, 1968
November 15, 1968
October 24, 1969
February 25, 1965
September 17, 1971
February 01, 1955
November 14, 1957
December 07, 1961
January 07, 1993
January 10, 1986
October 20, 1949