The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1985-12-06
Genre:Drama,War
Duration:199 min
Country:Finland
Director:Rauni Mollberg
Actors:Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski, Mika Mäkelä, Pertti Koivula
Production:Arctic-Filmi

Overview:

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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