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The Unknown Soldier

1955·2h 57m
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
8,167 votes

The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.

The Unknown Soldier is a 1955 drama war movie directed by Edvin Laine, starring Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Veikko Sinisalo. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 8,167 votes and runs 2h 57m.

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Director
Edvin Laine
Stars
Kosti Klemelä
Heikki Savolainen
Veikko Sinisalo
Reino Tolvanen
Details
1955-12-23
177 min
Movie
★ Finland
★ Finnish
Keywords
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