---
title: 'The Unknown Soldier (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edvin Laine'
released: '1955-12-23'
runtime_minutes: 181
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-unknown-soldier-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048752/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Unknown Soldier (1955)

1955 · 181 min · War · Finland

Original title: Tuntematon sotilas

## Synopsis

The Unknown Soldier is a Finnish war film directed by Edvin Laine that premiered in December 1955. It is based on The Unknown Soldier, a novel by Väinö Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union as told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edvin Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvin-laine)
- **Screenplay:** [Väinö Linna](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaino-linna), [Juha Nevalainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/juha-nevalainen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ahti Sonninen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahti-sonninen)
- **Producer:** [Toivo Särkkä](https://cinepixo.com/people/toivo-sarkka)
- **Director of Photography:** [Osmo Harkimo](https://cinepixo.com/people/osmo-harkimo), [Pentti Unho](https://cinepixo.com/people/pentti-unho)
- **Editor:** [Osmo Harkimo](https://cinepixo.com/people/osmo-harkimo), [Armas Vallasvuo](https://cinepixo.com/people/armas-vallasvuo)

## Cast

- [Kaarlo Halttunen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaarlo-halttunen) as Rahikainen
- [Vili Auvinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/vili-auvinen) as Asumaniemi
- [Veli-Matti Kaitala](https://cinepixo.com/people/veli-matti-kaitala) as Hauhia
- [Tauno Palo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tauno-palo) as Sarastie
- [Olavi Ahonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/olavi-ahonen) as Riitaoja
- [Reino Tolvanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reino-tolvanen) as Antero Rokka
- [Tarmo Manni](https://cinepixo.com/people/tarmo-manni) as Aarne Honkajoki
- [Matti Ranin](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-ranin) as Jorma Kariluoto
- [Leo Riuttu](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-riuttu) as Vanhala
- [Jussi Jurkka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jussi-jurkka) as Lammio
- [Pentti Siimes](https://cinepixo.com/people/pentti-siimes) as Määttä
- [Kosti Klemelä](https://cinepixo.com/people/kosti-klemela) as Vilho Koskela
- [Kale Teuronen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kale-teuronen) as Susi
- [Åke Lindman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ake-lindman) as Lehto
- [Martti Romppanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martti-romppanen) as Sihvonen

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-unknown-soldier-1955
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1867862); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.