Screenplay: Väinö Linna
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Väinö Linna. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Unknown Soldier
1955 · Movie · 181 min. · Finland
Direction Edvin Laine
Cast Kosti Klemelä · Heikki Savolainen · Reino Tolvanen · Veikko Sinisalo
Plot The story focusses on a group of Finnish soldiers as they defend their borders against Russia during WW2.
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7.0
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The Unknown Soldier
2017 · Movie · 180 min. · Finland
Direction Aku Louhimies
Cast Eero Aho · Johannes Holopainen · Jussi Vatanen · Aku Hirviniemi
Plot Adaptation of the 1954 war novel 'The Unknown Soldier' by Finnish author Väinö Linna. The book chronicles the war between Finland and the Soviet Union 1941–1944 from the viewpoint of...
6.9
206 votes
6.9
206 votes
Trust
1976 · Movie · 95 min. · Finland
Direction Edvin Laine · Viktor Tregubovich
Cast Kirill Lavrov · Vladimir Tatosov · Igor Dmitriyev · Margarita Terekhova
Plot The story of the formation of the Finnish Republic and its independence from Russia.
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Under the North Star
2009 · Movie · 193 min. · Finland
Direction Timo Koivusalo
Cast Ilkka Koivula · Vera Kiiskinen · Risto Tuorila · Ritva Jalonen
Plot Akseli Koskela is the son of a parsonage crofter who, when he has grown up, finds it impossible to submit to the role of a faithful and humble servant required...
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Here, Beneath the North Star
1968 · Movie · 182 min. · Finland
Direction Edvin Laine
Cast Aarno Sulkanen · Kalevi Kahra · Matti Ranin · Risto Taulo
Plot Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of a little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to...
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Sven Tuuva the Hero
1958 · Movie · 141 min. · Finland
Direction Edvin Laine
Cast Veikko Sinisalo · Edvin Laine · Fanni Halonen · Salme Karppinen
Plot Portrait of Sven Tuuva, a hero in the Finnish War of 1808-1809.
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The Unknown Soldier
1985 · Movie · 199 min. · Finland
Direction Rauni Mollberg
Cast Risto Tuorila · Pirkka-Pekka Petelius · Paavo Liski · Mika Mäkelä
Plot This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences...
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Under the North Star 2
2010 · Movie · 138 min. · Finland
Direction Timo Koivusalo
Cast Ilkka Koivula · Vera Kiiskinen · Risto Tuorila · Ritva Jalonen
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