The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier (1955)


  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1955-12-23
  • User Rating: 7.4/10 from 64 ratings
  • Runtime: 3h 1min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Suomen Filmiteollisuus
  • Production Country: Finland
  • Director: Edvin Laine
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Summary

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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  • Kosti Klemelä

    as Koskela
  • Heikki Savolainen

    as Hietanen
  • Reino Tolvanen

    as Rokka
  • Veikko Sinisalo

    as Lahtinen
  • Åke Lindman

    as Lehto
  • Pentti Siimes

    as Määttä
  • Leo Riuttu

    as Vanhala
  • Kaarlo Halttunen

    as Rahikainen
  • Matti Ranin

    as Kariluoto
  • Jussi Jurkka

    as Lammio
  • Tauno Palo

    as Sarastie
  • Pentti Irjala

    as Kaarna
  • Vilho Siivola

    as Mäkilä
  • Martti Romppanen

    as Sihvonen
  • Tapio Hämäläinen

    as Salo
  • Olavi Ahonen

    as Riitaoja
  • Tarmo Manni

    as Honkajoki
  • Veli-Matti Kaitala

    as Hauhia
  • Kale Teuronen

    as Susi
  • Vili Auvinen

    as Asumaniemi
  • Saulo Haarla

    as Jalovaara
  • Sakari Halonen

    as Eerola
  • Osmo Harkimo

    as Military Police Lieutenant
  • Anja Hatakka

    as Nina
  • Aimo Hiltunen

    as Lampinen
  • Ekke Hämäläinen

    as Doctor
  • Erkki Häsänen

    as Infantry Second Lieutenant
  • Markku Inkilä

    as Messenger
  • Jukka Jaakonkari

    as Recruit
  • Kalevi Kahra

    as Recruit
  • Eino Kaipainen

    as Lieutenant Colonel
  • Topi Kankainen

    as Korpela
  • Kalervo Kumpulainen

    as Military Priest
  • Arvo Kuusla

    as Infantryman
  • Matti Kuusla

    as Wounded Soldier
  • Aarne Laine

    as Korsumäki
  • Eikka Lehtonen

    as Engineer Second Lieutenant
  • Leevi Linko

    as Sinkkonen
  • Mikko Niskanen

    as Mielonen
  • Pertti Palo

    as Military Clerk
  • Veijo Pasanen

    as Uusitalo
  • Olavi Pajunen

    as Executed Soldier
  • Antero Ruuhonen

    as Executed Soldier
  • Vilho Ruuskanen

    as Autio
  • Taneli Rinne

    as Ukkola
  • Osmo Pöntinen

    as Medic
  • Lilja Salmi

    as Lotta
  • Tauno Söder

    as Fleeing Private
  • Olavi Tuomi

    as Military Cook
  • Veikko Uusimäki

    as Baranow
  • Alpo Vammelvuo

    as Sarastie's Adjutant
  • Helena Vinkka

    as Vera
  • Pertti Weckström

    as Singing Second Lieutenant
  • Kaarlo Wilska

    as Private Without Legs
  • Heikki Heino

    as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
  • Martti Kuningas

    as Private (uncredited)
  • Leo Torkko

    as Private (uncredited)
Directing Maila Tuomi Script Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Helena Hänninen Costume Design
Camera Antero Ruuhonen Still Photographer
Camera Olavi Tuomi Still Photographer
Art Aarre Koivisto Production Design
Production Leo Sarri Location Manager
Art Eka Karppanen Title Designer
Crew Arvo Murtokallio Special Effects
Crew Arvi Järvinen Special Effects
Production Arvo Kuusla Location Manager
Camera Veikko Mård Assistant Camera
Camera Erkki Tolvanen Grip
Camera Timo Tennosmaa Grip
Camera Kari Uusitalo Grip
Directing Edvin Laine Director
Writing Väinö Linna Novel
Production T.J. Särkkä Producer
Camera Osmo Harkimo Director of Photography
Camera Antero Ruuhonen Director of Photography
Camera Pentti Unho Director of Photography
Camera Olavi Tuomi Director of Photography
Sound Taisto Lindegren Sound
Writing Juha Nevalainen Screenplay
Editing Armas Vallasvuo Editor
Sound Yrjö Saari Sound
Directing Aarne Laine Assistant Director
Sound Kurt Vilja Sound
Sound Kaarlo Nissilä Sound
Sound Ahti Sonninen Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up William Reunanen Makeup Artist
Editing Osmo Harkimo Editor

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