The Unknown Soldier
1955
3h 1min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
23 December 1955
Runtime
3h 1min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Finnish
Production
Suomen Filmiteollisuus
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
Matti Ranin
Kariluoto
Jussi Jurkka
Lammio
Tauno Palo
Sarastie
Pentti Irjala
Kaarna
Vilho Siivola
Mäkilä
Martti Romppanen
Sihvonen
Tapio Hämäläinen
Salo
Olavi Ahonen
Riitaoja
Tarmo Manni
Honkajoki
Veli-Matti Kaitala
Hauhia
Kale Teuronen
Susi
Vili Auvinen
Asumaniemi
Saulo Haarla
Jalovaara
Sakari Halonen
Eerola
Osmo Harkimo
Military Police Lieutenant
Anja Hatakka
Nina
Aimo Hiltunen
Lampinen
Ekke Hämäläinen
Doctor
Erkki Häsänen
Infantry Second Lieutenant
Markku Inkilä
Messenger
Jukka Jaakonkari
Recruit
Kalevi Kahra
Recruit
Eino Kaipainen
Lieutenant Colonel
Topi Kankainen
Korpela
Kalervo Kumpulainen
Military Priest
Arvo Kuusla
Infantryman
Matti Kuusla
Wounded Soldier
Aarne Laine
Korsumäki
Eikka Lehtonen
Engineer Second Lieutenant
Leevi Linko
Sinkkonen
Mikko Niskanen
Mielonen
Pertti Palo
Military Clerk
Veijo Pasanen
Uusitalo
Olavi Pajunen
Executed Soldier
Antero Ruuhonen
Executed Soldier
Vilho Ruuskanen
Autio
Taneli Rinne
Ukkola
Osmo Pöntinen
Medic
Lilja Salmi
Lotta
Tauno Söder
Fleeing Private
Olavi Tuomi
Military Cook
Veikko Uusimäki
Baranow
Alpo Vammelvuo
Sarastie's Adjutant
Helena Vinkka
Vera
Pertti Weckström
Singing Second Lieutenant
Kaarlo Wilska
Private Without Legs
Heikki Heino
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Martti Kuningas
Private (uncredited)
Leo Torkko
Private (uncredited)
Might be interested
Sauna
6.203
1944 The Final Defence
5.788
My Brother's Keeper
4.385
Peter Pan
7.171
The Dreamers
7.2
King Kong
6.889
A Quiet Place
7.403
Barbie
7.018
Dashing Through the Snow
6.294
There's Still Tomorrow
8.167
Poor Things
7.758
Midsommar
7.166
Spider-Man: No Way Home
7.959
Dune
7.8
Ghosts of War
6.257
Lupin III: The First
7.3
When Evil Lurks
7.4
The Menu
7.185
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition
9.198
The Invisible Thread
6.625