The Unknown Soldier (1985 film)

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The Unknown Soldier
A DVD cover for The Unknown Soldier.
Directed by	Rauni Mollberg
Written by	Veikko Aaltonen Väinö Linna
Produced by	Rauni Mollberg
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 date	1985 (1985)
Running time	Theatrical: 199 min TV version: 227 min
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish film from 1985 directed by Rauni Mollberg. It is based on the 1954 best selling Finnish novel of the same name written by Väinö Linna. It is the second film adaptation of Linna's novel, the first one being the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine. The third film adaptation of the same novel was released in 2017, directed by Aku Louhimies.

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] The film received three Jussi Awards: Mollberg for directing and actors Risto Tuorila as Koskela and Paavo Liski as Rokka.^[3]