The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

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1985
3h 19m
6.7(41 votes)
Drama
War

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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49 members
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Risto Tuorila

Koskela

Risto Tuorila
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Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Hietanen

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
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Paavo Liski

Rokka

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Mika Mäkelä

Rahikainen

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Pertti Koivula

Lahtinen

Pertti Koivula
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Tero Niva

Vanhala

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Ossi-Ensio Korvuo

Määttä

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Mikko Niskanen

Salo

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Pauli Poranen

Lehto

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Hannu Kivioja

Riitaoja

Hannu Kivioja
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Juha Riihimäki

Sihvonen

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Seppo Juusonen

Susi

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Timo Virkki

Honkajoki

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Vesa Ala-Seppälä

Hauhia

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Risto Hetta

Vuorela

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Veli-Matti Pernu

Kaukonen

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Kari Väänänen

Lammio

Kari Väänänen
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Pekka Ketonen

Kariluoto

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Veikko Tiitinen

Kaarna

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Matti Nurminen

Sarastie

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Olavi Levula

Karjula

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Martti Kainulainen

Korsumäki

Martti Kainulainen
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Jaakko Kuusisaari

Mäkilä

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Erkki Hetta

Viirilä

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Markku Lukka

Ukkola

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Jouni Näreaho

Tyynelä

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Risto Salmi

Korpela

Risto Salmi
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Ensio Kortelainen

Mielonen

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Eppu Nuotio

Kotilainen

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Eeva Kankaanpää

Vera

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Veli-Pekka Sahari

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Yrjö Parjanne

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Jarmo Tulonen

Lautsalo

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Ivan Varpalahti

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Pentti Vyyryläinen

Autio

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Juhani Lairo

Eerola

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Jarmo Kingelin

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Roger Casagrande

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Ola Tuominen

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Ola Tuominen
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Ibragim Aliyev

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Pentti Helin

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Maija-Liisa Takalo

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Ilkka Järvi-Laturi

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Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
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Juho Jansson

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Ari Korventausta

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Mikael Kerimov

Baranov

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Jouko-Thomas Kleine

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Esko Koiranen

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Tarja Härkönen

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