The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) 68 years old

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. The Finnish troops attack and quickly move across the border. The young, nervous rookies of the company get their baptism of fire, and the men become familiar with death and the hardships of war. Under strength and badly equipped they fight a superior enemy. The lists of heroes and of the dead seem endless. Edvin Laine's epic interpretation of Väinö Linna's war novel "Tuntematon Sotilas" is an entire chapter in the book of Finnish movie history.

Credits

Tapio Hämäläinen as Salo

Åke Lindman as Lehto

Kosti Klemelä as Koskela

Reino Tolvanen as Antero Rokka

Pentti Siimes as Määttä

Leo Riuttu as Vanhala

The Unknown Soldier Cast

Name	Character
Tapio Hämäläinen He was 33, 85 years old when he died	as Salo
Åke Lindman He was 27, 81 years old when he died	as Lehto
Kosti Klemelä He was 35, 86 years old when he died	as Koskela
Reino Tolvanen He was 35, 54 years old when he died	as Antero Rokka
Pentti Siimes He was 26, now 94 years old	as Määttä
Leo Riuttu He was 42, 76 years old when he died	as Vanhala
Heikki Savolainen He was 48, 67 years old when he died	as Urho Hietanen
Tauno Palo He was 47, 73 years old when he died	as Sarastie
Matti Ranin He was 29, 87 years old when he died	as Kariluoto

The Unknown Soldier Crew

Name	Department
Väinö Linna as Novel. He was 35 (71) years old when He died	Writing
T.J. Särkkä as Producer. He was 65 (84) years old when He died	Production
Edvin Laine as Director. He was 50 (84) years old when He died	Directing

The Unknown Soldier (68 years)

Release day: Friday, December 23, 1955
Runtime: 181 minutes