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voor onze vriend Wallander, deze voorganger van en die nu verkocht wordt samen met Talvisota :)
en een tribute aan alle oorlogsfilms van marian1947, groetjes :)

Okänd soldat (Tuntematon sotilas) (1955) aka The Unknown Soldier 

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. The Finnish troops attack and quickly move across the border. The young, nervous rookies of the company get their baptism of fire, and the men become familiar with death and the hardships of war. Under strength and badly equipped they fight a superior enemy. The lists of heroes and of the dead seem endless. Edvin Laine's epic interpretation of Väinö Linna's war novel "Tuntematon Sotilas" is an entire chapter in the book of Finnish movie history.

Cast: 
  Kosti Klemelä  ...  Koskela  
  Heikki Savolainen  ...  Hietanen  
  Reino Tolvanen  ...  Rokka  
  Veikko Sinisalo  ...  Lahtinen  
  Åke Lindman  ...  Lehto  
  Pentti Siimes  ...  Määttä  
  Leo Riuttu  ...  Vanhala  
  Kaarlo Halttunen  ...  Rahikainen  
  Matti Ranin  ...  Kariluoto  
  Jussi Jurkka  ...  Lammio  
  Tauno Palo  ...  Sarastie  
  Pentti Irjala  ...  Kaarna  
  Vilho Siivola  ...  Mäkilä  
  Martti Romppanen  ...  Sihvonen  
  Tapio Hämäläinen  ...  Salo  

Director: Edvin Laine

Post info:
Source: DVD5 Pal Regio 2
Country: Finland
Language: Finnish
Audio: DD 2.0
Subtitles: Fi, En
Format: .iso
Covers: Yes
Release Date: 23 December 1955 (Finland)
Runtime: Finland: 169 min 
Sound Mix: Stereo 
Color:Black and White 
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Trivia:
When the film was shown in Russia for the first time ever (well after the downfall of the Soviet Union), it received a standing ovation from the audience.

This is a spot. Thanks to Mr_KeFF for the dvd :)
ETA: 5 am