'The Unkonwn Soldier'
Tuntematon sotilas (Okänd soldat)
Le soldat inconnu (French title)
Der unbekannte Soldat (German title)
De onbekende soldaat (Netherlands)
El soldato desconocido (Spanish title)
Il soldato sconosciuto (Italian title)
Ukjent soldat (Norwegian title)
O soldodo desconhecido (Portugese title)
Den ukendte soldat (Danish title)

Finland 1955 B/W 170 min Oy Suomen Filmiteollisuus

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War

cast: Jussi Jurkka (Lammio), Reino Toivanen (Rokka), Kosti Klemelä (Koskela), Leo Riuttu (Vanhala), Veikko Sinisalo (Lahtinen), Tarmo Manni (Honkajoki), Taneli Rinne (Ukkola), Kaarlo Halttunen (Rahikainen), Åke Lindman (Lehto), Heikki Savolainen (Hietanen), Pentti Siimes (Määttä), Matti Ranin (Kariluoto), Tauno Palo (Sarastie), Pentti Irjala (Kaarna), Vilho Siivola (Mäkilä), Martti Romppainen (Sihvonen), Tapio Hämäläinen (Salo), Olavi Ahonen (Riitaoja), Veli-Matti Kaitala (Hauhia), Kale Teuronen (Susi), Vili Auvinen (Asumaniemi), Saulo Haarla (Jalovaara), Sakari Halonen (Eerola), Osmo Harkimo, Anja Hatakka (Nina), Aimo Hiltunen (Lampinen), Ekke Hämäläinen (doctor), Kalevi Kahra, Eino Kaipainen, Aarne Laine, Pertti Palo, Mikko Niskanen (Mielonen), Veijo Pasanen (Uusitalo), Olavi Tuomi, Helena Vinkka (Vera), Kaarlo Wilska, Martti Kuningas, Risto Ryti (radio voice)
credits: dir. Edvin Laine, assistant director Aarne Laine, script Juha Nevalainen (based on a novel by Väinö Linna), DOP Pentti Unho with Osmo Harkimo and Olavi Tuomi, staging Aarre Koivisto, music Ahti Sonninen (and Jean Sibelius etc.), prod. T.J.Särkkä

This is art. The story tells about the war between tiny Finland and big Russia over 60 years ago. It's pain, sorrow, love, hate, divinity... It's real. I have no words for this film. It's more than great.

TRIVIA: The director Edvin Laine was one of them who never was in war with other brave men. This film was his way to be in that war. Actor Tarmo Manni said once that if Edvin Laine could have been one of those men he might have not done this film.

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