The Unknown Soldier (1955 film)

The Unknown Soldier Finnish Tuntematon sotilas is a Finnish film directed by Edvin Laine and premiered in December 1955. It is based on The Unknown Soldier, a novel by Vin Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union as told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. The film was and remains the most successful movie ever in Finland about 2.8 million people, or more than half the Finnish population, saw it in theaters. Its portrayal of Linnas characters is widely accepted as canonical. In 1985 Rauni Mollberg directed a new version of the film.

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