The Unknown Soldier (1985 film)

The Unknown Soldier

A DVD cover for The Unknown Soldier.
Directed by Rauni Mollberg
Produced by Rauni Mollberg
Written by Veikko Aaltonen
Väinö Linna
Starring Risto Tuorila
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Paavo Liski
Mika Mäkelä
Pertti Koivula
Tero Niva
Ossi-Ensio Korvuo
Mikko Niskanen
Pauli Poranen
Distributed by Arctic-Filmi
Release dates
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
 187 minutes
Country Finland
Language Finnish

The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish 1985 film directed by Rauni Mollberg. It is a remake of the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine and based on the best selling Finnish novel by the same name written by Väinö Linna.

Mollberg used young and unknown actors, many of them now famous. The film was shot in color with much hand-held footage, attempting to portray the story more realistically than the prior Edvin Laine version. This has often lead to unfavourable comparisons with the better-known 1955 adaption. Although a full musical score was composed for the movie, Mollberg released the finished film without it for stylistic reasons.

It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Unknown Soldier". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  2. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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