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The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

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Overview

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

Directed by Edvin Laine
Written by Väinö Linna, Juha Nevalainen
Produced by T.J. Särkkä
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Top Cast

Kosti Klemelä

Kosti Klemelä

Koskela

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Hietanen

Reino Tolvanen

Reino Tolvanen

Rokka

Veikko Sinisalo

Veikko Sinisalo

Lahtinen

Åke Lindman

Åke Lindman

Lehto

Pentti Siimes

Pentti Siimes

Määttä

Leo Riuttu

Leo Riuttu

Vanhala

Kaarlo Halttunen

Kaarlo Halttunen

Rahikainen

M

Matti Ranin

Kariluoto

Jussi Jurkka

Jussi Jurkka

Lammio

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war iitrenchestrench warfarecontinuation war

About The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier is a drama, war film released in 1955 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, trenches, trench warfare, continuation war. Directed by Edvin Laine, it stars Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen. It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

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