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Director:
Writers:
Väinö Linna (novel)
Juha Nevalainen (writer)
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Release Date:
23 December 1955 (Finland) more
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Plot:
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
7 wins & 1 nomination more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Unknown Soldier
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Runtime:
181 min | Finland:169 min | Germany:121 min (cut version) | Sweden:135 min (1956)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Finland:K-11 (2001) (uncut) | Finland:K-12 (1988) (cut) | Finland:K-12 (1985) (cut) | Finland:K-16 (1955) (uncut) | Sweden:15 (1956) (cut) | Germany:16 (1956) (cut)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Reino Tolvanen was the only one of the leading men who was not a professional actor. more
Quotes:
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Vanhala: The Soviet Union won the war but the little and tough Finland became second.
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Soundtrack:
Kalinka more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A Gruesome Display, 6 December 2006
8/10
Author: TheHande

The Unknown Soldier is a cinematic epic as well as a Finnish film classic. Though I have never read the original novel its easy to see why many Finns find it so compelling. Also, generally as a film it is an extremely strong example of what Finnish cinema is capable of.

The movie is a grade-A example of a good war-film, that doesn't rely solely on gruesome imagery or battle footage, but is interesting because of its strong characterization. The characters in deed are the most memorable part of the movie, despite being somewhat over-blown. The over-all tone also varies nicely, between light-hearted humour as well as extremely bleak imagery.

In all the film has only two major weaknesses. First the slightly dragging narrative responsible for the over-all length of the film as well as occasional lack of authenticity. But even with these weaknesses the film delivers a powerful message.

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