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The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) is a Finnish war film directed by Edvin Laine that 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.
Edvin Laine: Aarno Sulkanen, Titta Karakorpi: Drama: Entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival: Black on White: Jörn Donner: Kristiina Halkola, Liisamaija Laaksonen: Drama: 1969: Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut (The Marvellous Adventures of a TV Man) Ere Kokkonen: Spede Pasanen, Vesa-Matti Loiri: Comedy: Time of Roses ...
Edvin Laine: Entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival: Portraits of Women: Jörn Donner: Jörn Donner, Ritva Vepsä: Erotic comedy: The Headquarters: Matti Kassila: Joel Rinne, Jussi Jurkka: War drama: 1971: Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin: Matti Kassila: Heikki Kinnunen, Juha Hyppönen: Comedy: Saatanan radikaalit: Heikki ...
It is the second film adaptation of Linna's novel, the first one being the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine. The third film adaptation of the same novel was released in 2017, directed by Aku Louhimies. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
In conclusion, the novel is considered to be a defining part of the national legacy and identity of Finland. As such, the 1955 film adaptation by Edvin Laine is broadcast on national television every Independence Day and seen by nearly 20% of the Finnish population. [2] [7] [9] [17] [18] [19]
In 2011, Finland produced 31 films, 24 of which were full-length features and the other seven were documentaries. [15] In 2016, the three most watched films in Finland were all Finnish family films: Risto Räppääjä ja yöhaukka (English: Ricky Rapper and The Nighthawk) (2016), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and Kanelia kainaloon, Tatu ja Patu ...
Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director and actor. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy Aaltoska orkaniseeraa and family film Sleeping Beauty, both in 1949. The Unknown Soldier, a film Laine directed in 1955 based on Väinö Linna's novel, was a big sensation in Finland. There have later been two ...
Edvin Laine: Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival: 1959: Sampo: Aleksandr Ptushko Risto Orko: Fantasy: Finnish-Soviet co-production Moonwolf: George Freedland: Carl Möhner, Anneli Sauli, Helmut Schmid: Science-fiction: West German-Finnish co-production Red Line: Matti Kassila: Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film ...