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| Born | Risto Eliel William Nylund (1899-09-15)15 September 1899 |
| Died | 29 September 2001(2001-09-29) (aged 102) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and director |
Risto Orko (bornRisto 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 studioSuomi-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 andJääkärin morsian), which were banned for being "overly patriotic". He had a joint cooperation with theGerman film industry duringWorld War II. Orko also directed a Finnish-Soviet co-production, released into the American market with subtitles, entitledThe Day the Earth Froze in 1959.
His death in Helsinki, aged 102, was received with great sadness in his nativeFinland; thereafter he became known as the "last Finnish Film Tycoon".[citation needed]
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