The Unknown Soldier
Seen it?1955 | 181 min | Drama, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Deer Hunter or Born on the Fourth of July, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 1 min.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edvin Laine
- Kosti KlemeläKoskela
- Heikki SavolainenHietanen
- Reino TolvanenRokka
- Veikko SinisaloLahtinen
- Åke LindmanLehto
- Pentti SiimesMäättä
- Leo RiuttuVanhala
- Kaarlo HalttunenRahikainen
- Matti RaninKariluoto
- Jussi JurkkaLammio