The Unknown Soldier backdrop

The Unknown Soldier 1955 Directed by Edvin Laine Tuntematon sotilas

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.

Country Finland
Production Country Finland
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company Suomen Filmiteollisuus
Release Date 23 December 1955
181 mins
Cast
Pentti Siimes Määttä
Leo Riuttu Vanhala
Kaarlo Halttunen Rahikainen
Matti Ranin Kariluoto
Tauno Palo Sarastie
Vilho Siivola Mäkilä
Olavi Ahonen Riitaoja
Tarmo Manni Honkajoki
Vili Auvinen Asumaniemi
Saulo Haarla Jalovaara
Osmo Harkimo Military Police Lieutenant
Aimo Hiltunen Lampinen
Erkki Häsänen Infantry Second Lieutenant
Markku Inkilä Messenger
Kalevi Kahra Recruit
Eino Kaipainen Lieutenant Colonel
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
Tauno Söder Fleeing Private
Olavi Tuomi Military Cook
Alpo Vammelvuo Sarastie's Adjutant
Pertti Weckström Singing Second Lieutenant
Kaarlo Wilska Private Without Legs
Heikki Heino Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Martti Kuningas Private (uncredited)
Leo Torkko Private (uncredited)