The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

1955 · 181 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, War

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.

Directed by Edvin Laine · Written by Juha Nevalainen

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