The Unknown Soldier (1955 film)
- The Unknown Soldier (1955 film)
Infobox_Film
name = The Unknown Soldier
caption = A DVD cover for "The Unknown Soldier".
writer = Juha Nevalainen,
Väinö Linna
starring = Kosti Klemelä,
Heikki Savolainen,
Reino Tolvanen
director = Edvin Laine
producer = T. J. Särkkä
distributor = Suomen Filmiteollisuus
released = December 1955
runtime = 2 h 49 min
language = Finnish
imdb_id = 0048752
"The Unknown Soldier" ("Tuntematon sotilas") is a Finnish film directed by Edvin Laine and premiered in December 1955. It is based on "The Unknown Soldier", a novel by Väinö Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union as told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. The film was and remains the most successful movie ever in Finland; about 2.8 million people, or more than half the Finnish population, saw it in theaters. Its portrayal of Linna's characters is widely accepted as canonical. In 1985 Rauni Mollberg directed a new version of the film.
Since 2000 YLE TV2 has broadcast the film every year on the Independence Day of Finland.
Cast
* Kosti Klemelä – "Lt. Koskela"
* Heikki Savolainen – "Sgt. Hietanen"
* Reino Tolvanen – "Sgt. Rokka"
* Veikko Sinisalo – "Sgt. Lahtinen"
* Åke Lindman – "Sgt. Lehto"
* Pentti Siimes – "Cpl. Määttä"
* Leo Riuttu – "Pvt. Vanhala"
* Kaarlo Halttunen – "Pvt. Rahikainen"
* Matti Ranin – "Cpt. Kariluoto"
* Jussi Jurkka – "Lt. Lammio"
* Tauno Palo – "Maj. Sarastie"
* Pentti Irjala – "Cpt. Kaarna"
* Vilho Siivola – "Supply sgt. Mäkilä"
* Olavi Ahonen – "Pvt. Riitaoja"
* Tarmo Manni – "Pvt. Honkajoki"
* Veli-Matti Kaitala – "Pvt. Hauhia"
* Tapio Hämäläinen – "Pvt. Salo"
* Martti Romppanen – "Pvt. Sihvonen"
* Vili Auvinen – "Pvt. Asumaniemi"
ee also
* The Unknown Soldier (novel)
* The Unknown Soldier (1985 film)
* The Unknown Soldier was selected as the main motif in a recent Finnish high value euro collectors' coin; the €10 The Unknown Soldier and Finnish Cinematopraphic Art commemorative coin, minted in 2005. The reverse has an embossed uniformed soldier standing at attention, shaped as a filmstrip.
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