The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

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1955
3h 1m
7.3(72 votes)
Drama
War

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

57 members
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Kosti Klemelä

Koskela

Kosti Klemelä
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Heikki Savolainen

Hietanen

Heikki Savolainen
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Reino Tolvanen

Rokka

Reino Tolvanen
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Veikko Sinisalo

Lahtinen

Veikko Sinisalo
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Åke Lindman

Lehto

Åke Lindman
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Pentti Siimes

Määttä

Pentti Siimes
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Leo Riuttu

Vanhala

Leo Riuttu
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Kaarlo Halttunen

Rahikainen

Kaarlo Halttunen
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Matti Ranin

Kariluoto

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Jussi Jurkka

Lammio

Jussi Jurkka
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Tauno Palo

Sarastie

Tauno Palo
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Pentti Irjala

Kaarna

Pentti Irjala
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Vilho Siivola

Mäkilä

Vilho Siivola
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Martti Romppanen

Sihvonen

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Tapio Hämäläinen

Salo

Tapio Hämäläinen
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Olavi Ahonen

Riitaoja

Olavi Ahonen
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Tarmo Manni

Honkajoki

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Veli-Matti Kaitala

Hauhia

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Kale Teuronen

Susi

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Vili Auvinen

Asumaniemi

Vili Auvinen
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Saulo Haarla

Jalovaara

Saulo Haarla
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Sakari Halonen

Eerola

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Osmo Harkimo

Military Police Lieutenant

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Anja Hatakka

Nina

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Aimo Hiltunen

Lampinen

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Ekke Hämäläinen

Doctor

Ekke Hämäläinen
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Erkki Häsänen

Infantry Second Lieutenant

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Markku Inkilä

Messenger

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Jukka Jaakonkari

Recruit

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Kalevi Kahra

Recruit

Kalevi Kahra
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Eino Kaipainen

Lieutenant Colonel

Eino Kaipainen
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Topi Kankainen

Korpela

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Kalervo Kumpulainen

Military Priest

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Arvo Kuusla

Infantryman

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Matti Kuusla

Wounded Soldier

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Aarne Laine

Korsumäki

Aarne Laine
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Eikka Lehtonen

Engineer Second Lieutenant

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Leevi Linko

Sinkkonen

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Mikko Niskanen

Mielonen

Mikko Niskanen
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Pertti Palo

Military Clerk

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Veijo Pasanen

Uusitalo

Veijo Pasanen
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Olavi Pajunen

Executed Soldier

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Antero Ruuhonen

Executed Soldier

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Vilho Ruuskanen

Autio

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Taneli Rinne

Ukkola

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Osmo Pöntinen

Medic

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Lilja Salmi

Lotta

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Tauno Söder

Fleeing Private

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Olavi Tuomi

Military Cook

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Veikko Uusimäki

Baranow

Veikko Uusimäki
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Alpo Vammelvuo

Sarastie's Adjutant

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Helena Vinkka

Vera

Helena Vinkka
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Pertti Weckström

Singing Second Lieutenant

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Kaarlo Wilska

Private Without Legs

Kaarlo Wilska
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Heikki Heino

Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

Heikki Heino
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Martti Kuningas

Private (uncredited)

Martti Kuningas
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Leo Torkko

Private (uncredited)

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