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The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish 1985 film directed by Rauni Mollberg. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine and based on the best selling Finnish novel by the same name written by Väinö Linna. Mollberg used young and unknown actors, many of them now famous. The film was shot in color with much hand-held footage, attempting to portray the story more realistically than the prior Edvin Laine version. This has often lead to unfavourable comparisons with the better-known 1955 adaption. Although a full musical score was composed for the movie, Mollberg released the finished film without it for stylistic reasons. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
12/06/1985
Cast
Name | Character |
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Risto Tuorila | Koskela |
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | Hietanen |
Paavo Liski | Rokka |
Mika Mäkelä | Rahikainen |
Pertti Koivula | Lahtinen |
Tero Niva | Vanhala |
Ossi-Ensio Korvuo | Määttä |
Mikko Niskanen | Salo |
Pauli Poranen | Lehto |
Hannu Kivioja | Riitaoja |
Directors
Writers
Veikko Aaltonen, Väinö Linna, Rauni Mollberg
Cast
Name | Character |
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Risto Tuorila | Koskela |
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius | Hietanen |
Paavo Liski | Rokka |
Mika Mäkelä | Rahikainen |
Pertti Koivula | Lahtinen |
Tero Niva | Vanhala |
Ossi-Ensio Korvuo | Määttä |
Mikko Niskanen | Salo |
Pauli Poranen | Lehto |
Hannu Kivioja | Riitaoja |
Juha Riihimäki | Sihvonen |
Seppo Juusonen | Suentassu / Susi |
Timo Virkki | Honkajoki |
Vesa Ala-Seppälä | Hauhia |
Risto Hetta | Vuorela |
Veli-Matti Pernu | Kaukonen |
Kari Vaananen | Lammio |
Pekka Ketonen | Kariluoto |
Veikko Tiitinen | Kaarna |
Matti Nurminen | Sarastie |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rauni Mollberg | Producer |