The Unknown Soldier

Directed by Edvin Laine

Written by Väinö Linna, Juha Nevalainen

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.

Cast

Kosti Klemelä

Koskela

Heikki Savolainen

Hietanen

Reino Tolvanen

Rokka

Veikko Sinisalo

Lahtinen

Åke Lindman

Lehto

Pentti Siimes

Määttä

Leo Riuttu

Vanhala

Kaarlo Halttunen

Rahikainen

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Matti Ranin

Kariluoto

Jussi Jurkka

Lammio

Tauno Palo

Sarastie

Pentti Irjala

Kaarna