Soldats inconnus

Original title: Tuntematon sotilas

1955
2h 57m

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

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8.0/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The film has been traditionally shown on TV in Finland every year on Independence Day (December 6) since the year 2000.

Quotes
Hauhia: How does it feel to shoot a human being?
Rokka: I don't know. I have only shot the enemies.
Hauhia: Aren't they human beings?
Rokka: The wise men say that they aren't.

Connections
Edited into Juoksuhaudantie (2004)

Soundtracks
Finlandia
by Jean Sibelius

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8/10

A Finnish infantry company with machine guns fights against the Red Army.

The movie is based on a brilliant and realistic book (Unknown soldier) about the "Continuation War" between Finland and Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944.

After the initial fast attack phase the war turns into sleepy trench warfare (1942-44), then (1944)the company has to retreat and finally stop the storming Red Army forces. There exists a wide spectrum of characters from cowards to heroes, from peasant rank-and-file soldiers to cocky officers. The scale in personalities and changing situations of war, which are credibly described, makes the movie a spectacle.

It helps a lot if one knows some of the underlying history, but the story is rather universal tale of the cruelty of war and the men who have to live and die for their country and different motives. The language with dialects is versatile, but in Finnish only. This old version (1955) is in my opinion better than the later one (1985).