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The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

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Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

199 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

06 December 1985

Country

Finland

Cast

Risto Tuorila

Risto Tuorila

Koskela

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Hietanen

Paavo Liski

Paavo Liski

Rokka

Mika Mäkelä

Mika Mäkelä

Rahikainen

Pertti Koivula

Pertti Koivula

Lahtinen

Tero Niva

Tero Niva

Vanhala

Ossi-Ensio Korvuo

Ossi-Ensio Korvuo

Määttä

Mikko Niskanen

Mikko Niskanen

Salo

Pauli Poranen

Pauli Poranen

Lehto

Hannu Kivioja

Hannu Kivioja

Riitaoja

Juha Riihimäki

Juha Riihimäki

Sihvonen

Seppo Juusonen

Seppo Juusonen

Susi

Timo Virkki

Timo Virkki

Honkajoki

Vesa Ala-Seppälä

Vesa Ala-Seppälä

Hauhia

Risto Hetta

Risto Hetta

Vuorela

Veli-Matti Pernu

Veli-Matti Pernu

Kaukonen

Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Lammio

Pekka Ketonen

Pekka Ketonen

Kariluoto

Veikko Tiitinen

Veikko Tiitinen

Kaarna

Matti Nurminen

Matti Nurminen

Sarastie

Olavi Levula

Olavi Levula

Karjula

Martti Kainulainen

Martti Kainulainen

Korsumäki

Jaakko Kuusisaari

Jaakko Kuusisaari

Mäkilä

Erkki Hetta

Erkki Hetta

Viirilä

Markku Lukka

Markku Lukka

Ukkola

Jouni Näreaho

Jouni Näreaho

Tyynelä

Risto Salmi

Risto Salmi

Korpela

Ensio Kortelainen

Ensio Kortelainen

Mielonen

Eppu Nuotio

Eppu Nuotio

Kotilainen

Eeva Kankaanpää

Eeva Kankaanpää

Vera

Veli-Pekka Sahari

Veli-Pekka Sahari

Yrjö Parjanne

Yrjö Parjanne

Jarmo Tulonen

Jarmo Tulonen

Lautsalo

Ivan Varpalahti

Ivan Varpalahti

Pentti Vyyryläinen

Pentti Vyyryläinen

Autio

Juhani Lairo

Juhani Lairo

Eerola

Jarmo Kingelin

Jarmo Kingelin

Roger Casagrande

Roger Casagrande

Ola Tuominen

Ola Tuominen

Ibragim Aliyev

Ibragim Aliyev

Pentti Helin

Pentti Helin

Maija-Liisa Takalo

Maija-Liisa Takalo

Ilkka Järvi-Laturi

Ilkka Järvi-Laturi

Juho Jansson

Juho Jansson

Ari Korventausta

Ari Korventausta

Mikael Kerimov

Mikael Kerimov

Baranov

Jouko-Thomas Kleine

Jouko-Thomas Kleine

Esko Koiranen

Esko Koiranen

Tarja Härkönen

Tarja Härkönen

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