The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

1955 · 181 min · FI · 7.4 (58 votes)
Dir. Edvin Laine · Starring Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo, Åke Lindman, Pentti Siimes · Music Ahti Sonninen
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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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A stark, unflinching look at the brutal realities of trench warfare. This film immerses you in the mud and chaos, highlighting the camaraderie and quiet resilience of soldiers facing overwhelming odds. It's a somber, powerful experience.

grimharrowingstoicsombersteadygritty realismwartime dramaclassic cinemawarbrotherhoodsacrificesurvival
based on novel or bookworld war iitrenchestrench warfarecontinuation war