The Unknown Soldier

1955 3h 1m FI

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 77

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kosti Klemelä
Koskela
Heikki Savolainen
Hietanen
Reino Tolvanen
Rokka
Veikko Sinisalo
Lahtinen
Åke Lindman
Lehto
Pentti Siimes
Määttä
Leo Riuttu
Vanhala
Kaarlo Halttunen
Rahikainen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edvin Laine
Writers: Juha Nevalainen
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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At 181 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edvin Laine, shot by Osmo Harkimo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ahti Sonninen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Armas Vallasvuo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kosti Klemelä and Heikki Savolainen and Reino Tolvanen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Edvin Laine directs. Osmo Harkimo behind the camera. Ahti Sonninen scores. Armas Vallasvuo cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 181 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Edvin Laine, shot by Osmo Harkimo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ahti Sonninen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Armas Vallasvuo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kosti Klemelä and Heikki Savolainen and Reino Tolvanen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0048752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.