About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1929-11-21
Place of birth:
Helsinki, Finland
Website:
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Carl Mesterton

Overview

Carl Wilhelm Ossian Mesterton (born 21 November 1929 in Helsinki) is a Finnish television director, screenwriter and actor. The most well-known and popular of Mesterton's TV directions are "Metsolat" (1993–1995), a family chronicle of a small-scale farming family in Kainuu, and "Hovimäki" (1999–2003), a drama following the stages of the Lindhof noble family and the Seppä croft family in three different centuries. Mesterton has written the series together with his wife Anna-Lisa Mesterton, among others.

Mesterton has also starred in bigger and smaller roles in films and television, such as Markku Pölönen's "Onnen maassa" (1993), Jaakko Pakkasvirta's Kafka filmatization "Linna" (1986) and in the TV series "Barr" (1984) directed by Reima Kekäläinen and dramatized from Paavo Haavikko's own novel. .

Mesterton also worked as one of the assistant directors in the film "Reds" (1981), partly shot by Warren Beatty in Finland.

Known for

Acting
1993 The Land of Happiness Actor Saarnamies 58
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1986 V. Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä Actor Portsari 58
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1986 Linna Actor Sihteeri Erlangen 58
Average
1984 Palava enkeli Actor Ylilääkäri 58
Average
1963 Teerenpeliä Actor Nurmi (uncredited) 59
Average
1954 Onnelliset Actor Officer (uncredited) N/A
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Directing
1996 Metsolat - Muistojen joulu Directing Director N/A
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1981 Reds Directing Assistant Director 62
Fair
1970 There are so many things you cannot understand Directing Director N/A
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1962 Daniel Hjort Directing Director N/A
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1961 Galgmannen Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1996 Metsolat - Muistojen joulu Writing Writer N/A
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1993 Metsolat Writing Writer 70
Good

Production
1970 There are so many things you cannot understand Production Producer N/A
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