The Glory and Misery of Human Life
The Glory and Misery of Human Life  is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pöysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman.
It is based on the novel by F.E. Sillanpää.
The film is Jasper Pääkkönen's debut role, when he was seven years old at the time.
The film also features Samuli Edelmann in one of his first film roles.
Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s.
He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari.
During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations.
His 1959 film "Punainen viiva" was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.
The Work and the Glory (film)
The Work and the Glory is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by Russell Holt and starring Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Alexander Carroll, Tiffany Dupont, and Jonathan Scarfe.
It tells the story of the fictional Steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new Mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder, Joseph Smith and the rest of the Smith family.
This movie is based on the first novel by Gerald N. Lund in the nine- part" The Work and the Glory" series.
The first novel is titled" Pillar of Light" and so the film is sometimes given that prefix(" Pillar of Light: The Work and the Glory"), but the prefix does not appear anywhere in the film itself.
However," Pillar of Light: The Work and the Glory" was the working title for the film ..
The film was followed by the sequels" The Work and the Glory: American Zion( 2005)" and" The Work and the Glory: A House Divided( 2006)".
Unless otherwise noted, the information below is from the DVD release of the film.
Jukka Linkola
Jukka Tapio Linkola( born 21 July 1955 in Espoo) is a Finnish jazz pianist and classical composer.
He has composed music for the Finnish National Opera and led several jazz Big Bands.
In addition he has won two Jussi awards for his film music, which another came from the 1988 film" The Glory and Misery of Human Life".
His euphonium concerto is considered a standard in the repertoire.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
The Murderers are Coming
The Murderers are Coming(" Ubiytsi vikhodyat na dorogu") is a 1942 Soviet war film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Yuri Tarich based on the play" Fear and Misery of the Third Reich" by Bertolt Brecht.
The film was not allowed to screen by Soviet censors.
Sarah Leah Whitson
Sarah Leah Whitson is an American lawyer who is the director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Darrel Waggoner
Darrel Waggoner( Born 1966) is a professor of human genetics and pediatrics at the Pritzker School of Medicine, and is the director of Human Genetics at University of Chicago.

Question: What is the date of death of the director of film The Glory And Misery Of Human Life?
Answer: 13 December 2018