The Unknown Soldier (1955)

  • K-16
  • 12/23/1955 (FI)
  • Drama, War
  • 3h 1m

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.

Edvin Laine

Director

Väinö Linna

Novel

Juha Nevalainen

Screenplay

Cast

Kosti Klemelä's headshot

Kosti Klemelä

Koskela
Heikki Savolainen's headshot

Heikki Savolainen

Hietanen
Reino Tolvanen's headshot

Reino Tolvanen

Rokka
Veikko Sinisalo's headshot

Veikko Sinisalo

Lahtinen
Åke Lindman's headshot

Åke Lindman

Lehto
Pentti Siimes's headshot

Pentti Siimes

Määttä
Leo Riuttu's headshot

Leo Riuttu

Vanhala
Kaarlo Halttunen's headshot

Kaarlo Halttunen

Rahikainen

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