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The first film adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine, premieres.
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The Unknown Soldier (1955 film)
1955 film by Edvin Laine
The Unknown Soldier is a Finnish war film directed by Edvin Laine that premiered in December 1955. It is based on The Unknown Soldier, a novel by Väinö Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union as told from the viewpoint of ordinary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Väinö Linna
Finnish author (1920–1992)
Väinö Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla. Both have been adapted to a film…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Unknown Soldier (novel)
1954 war novel by Väinö Linna
The Unknown Soldier or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Edvin Laine
Finnish film director (1905–1989)
Edvin Armas Laine was a Finnish film director and actor. Laine was born Bovellán.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 23
Day of the year
December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; eight days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)