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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
− | |name = ''The Unknown Soldier''<br>''Tuntematon sotilas'' | + | |name=''The Unknown Soldier''<br>''Tuntematon sotilas'' |
− | |picture = UnknownSoldier17.jpg | + | |picture=UnknownSoldier17.jpg |
− | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie Poster'' |
− | |country = [[Image:FIN.jpg|25px]] Finland | + | |country=[[Image:FIN.jpg|25px]] Finland |
− | |director = Aku Louhimies | + | |director=Aku Louhimies |
− | |date= October 27, 2017 | + | |date=October 27, 2017 |
− | |language = Finnish<br>Russian | + | |language=Finnish<br>Russian |
|studio=Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017<br>Kvikmyndafélag Íslands (co-production)<br>Scope Pictures<br>(co-production) | |studio=Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017<br>Kvikmyndafélag Íslands (co-production)<br>Scope Pictures<br>(co-production) | ||
|distributor=SF Studios | |distributor=SF Studios | ||
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'''''The Unknown Soldier''''' is a 2017 Finnish war drama movie directed by Aku Louhimies (''[[Tears of April]]'') based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Väinö Linna. Set in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1941-1944, the film follows a Finnish machine gun company through the war. Summer, of 1941, Russia and Finland are at war. For three years, the Finnish machine gun company around Major Lammio and Corporal Rokkaan fight the front. The men of diverse backgrounds go into battle with equally diverse attitudes. Between the fatal mistakes of their commanders and the never-ending attacks of their adversaries, Lammio and his followers get to know the war from its dirtiest side. The war changes the lives of each of the soldiers as well as the lives of those on the home front and also leaves its mark on the entire nation. | '''''The Unknown Soldier''''' is a 2017 Finnish war drama movie directed by Aku Louhimies (''[[Tears of April]]'') based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Väinö Linna. Set in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1941-1944, the film follows a Finnish machine gun company through the war. Summer, of 1941, Russia and Finland are at war. For three years, the Finnish machine gun company around Major Lammio and Corporal Rokkaan fight the front. The men of diverse backgrounds go into battle with equally diverse attitudes. Between the fatal mistakes of their commanders and the never-ending attacks of their adversaries, Lammio and his followers get to know the war from its dirtiest side. The war changes the lives of each of the soldiers as well as the lives of those on the home front and also leaves its mark on the entire nation. | ||
− | The film is the third film adaptation of ''Tuntematon sotilas'' after [[The Unknown Soldier (1955)|1955 Edvin Laine]] and [[The Unknown Soldier (1985)|1985 Rauni Mollberg]] filmings and is also the basis for a five-part television series. It was released for the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence (December 6, 1917) and was shot almost entirely with natural light in a manner similar to the 2015 movie ''[[Revenant | + | The film is the third film adaptation of ''Tuntematon sotilas'' after [[The Unknown Soldier (1955)|1955 Edvin Laine]] and [[The Unknown Soldier (1985)|1985 Rauni Mollberg]] filmings and is also the basis for a five-part television series. It was released for the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence (December 6, 1917) and was shot almost entirely with natural light in a manner similar to the 2015 movie ''[[The Revenant (2015)|The Revenant]]''. |
{{Film Title|The Unknown Soldier}} | {{Film Title|The Unknown Soldier}} | ||
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==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
2nd Lieutenant Kariluoto ([[Johannes Holopainen]]) and a few other Finnish officers use [[Luger P08]]s. | 2nd Lieutenant Kariluoto ([[Johannes Holopainen]]) and a few other Finnish officers use [[Luger P08]]s. | ||
− | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm]] | + | [[File:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:unknsold17_luger_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kariluoto takes cover with his Luger during the first battle.]] | [[File:unknsold17_luger_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kariluoto takes cover with his Luger during the first battle.]] | ||
[[File:unknsold17_luger_1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kariluoto leading his squad with his Luger in a promotional picture.]] | [[File:unknsold17_luger_1_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kariluoto leading his squad with his Luger in a promotional picture.]] | ||
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[[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:unknsold17_c96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kaarna with his holstered C96 as he sees the situation of Kariluoto's unsuccessful attack. Note the WWI German ''Stahlhelm'' M16 worn by him and his adjutant.]] | [[File:unknsold17_c96_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kaarna with his holstered C96 as he sees the situation of Kariluoto's unsuccessful attack. Note the WWI German ''Stahlhelm'' M16 worn by him and his adjutant.]] | ||
− | [[File:unknsold17_c96_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:unknsold17_c96_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''''"Cut them down, son of the North!"'''''<br>After drawing his Mauser, he goads Kariluoto's men into a new charge.]] |
[[File:unknsold17_c96_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Lt. Col. Karjula holds the pistol. A few moments earlier, he is seen brandishing a Luger.]] | [[File:unknsold17_c96_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wounded Lt. Col. Karjula holds the pistol. A few moments earlier, he is seen brandishing a Luger.]] | ||
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==Suomi KP/-31== | ==Suomi KP/-31== | ||
Many Finnish soldiers are armed with [[Suomi KP/-31]]s. It is used by Antti Rokka ([[Eero Aho]]), Lt. Kariluoto ([[Johannes Holopainen]]), Viirilä (Jarkko Lahti), Vanhala ([[Hannes Suominen]]), Lt. Koskela ([[Jussi Vatanen]]), and Lt. Autio (Turkka Mastomäki). Both 71-round drum and 50-round quad-stack "coffin" magazines are seen. Due to continuity errors, many KP/-31 magazine types switch between some scenes. | Many Finnish soldiers are armed with [[Suomi KP/-31]]s. It is used by Antti Rokka ([[Eero Aho]]), Lt. Kariluoto ([[Johannes Holopainen]]), Viirilä (Jarkko Lahti), Vanhala ([[Hannes Suominen]]), Lt. Koskela ([[Jussi Vatanen]]), and Lt. Autio (Turkka Mastomäki). Both 71-round drum and 50-round quad-stack "coffin" magazines are seen. Due to continuity errors, many KP/-31 magazine types switch between some scenes. | ||
− | [[File:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Suomi | + | [[File:Suomi KP-31 stick.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Suomi-konepistooli m/31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
+ | [[File:SuomiM31.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Suomi-konepistooli m/31 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] | ||
[[File:Kp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Antti Rokka waiting with his KP/-31 for a grenade explosion to storm a Soviet trench.]] | [[File:Kp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Antti Rokka waiting with his KP/-31 for a grenade explosion to storm a Soviet trench.]] | ||
[[File:unknsold17_kp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After reaching the last trench, he empties his KP at retreating Soviet soldiers.]] | [[File:unknsold17_kp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After reaching the last trench, he empties his KP at retreating Soviet soldiers.]] | ||
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==MP 40== | ==MP 40== | ||
A German soldier is seen with an [[MP40]] while driving a motorcycle with an officer. | A German soldier is seen with an [[MP40]] while driving a motorcycle with an officer. | ||
− | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm]] | + | [[File:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm Parabellum]] |
[[File:unknsold17_mp.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rokka eyes a German soldier with his slung MP40 when he drives past the truck.]] | [[File:unknsold17_mp.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Rokka eyes a German soldier with his slung MP40 when he drives past the truck.]] | ||
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Some Soviet soldiers are armed with [[PPD-40]] SMGs. | Some Soviet soldiers are armed with [[PPD-40]] SMGs. | ||
[[File:PPD40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PPD 40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | [[File:PPD40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|PPD 40 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev]] | ||
− | [[File:unknsold17_kp4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:unknsold17_kp4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Don't point your weapon at me, it will be the death of you."''<br>Rokka removes the drum magazine from a dead Soviet soldier's PPD-40.]] |
==PPSh-41== | ==PPSh-41== | ||
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==Mosin-Nagant P26== | ==Mosin-Nagant P26== | ||
The Finnish Mosin-Nagant P26 variant is the Finnish Army's most used rifle. The P-Series is the final step of the Finnish overhaul program of old imperial Russian Mosin-Nagants. Notable users are Rokka, Susi ([[Arttu Kapulainen]]), and Honkajoki (Juho Milonoff). | The Finnish Mosin-Nagant P26 variant is the Finnish Army's most used rifle. The P-Series is the final step of the Finnish overhaul program of old imperial Russian Mosin-Nagants. Notable users are Rokka, Susi ([[Arttu Kapulainen]]), and Honkajoki (Juho Milonoff). | ||
− | [[File:Mosin18913rd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M1891 3rd configuration - 7.62x54mmR. The Finnish P26 looks identical.]] | + | [[File:Mosin18913rd.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M1891 3rd configuration - 7.62x54mmR.<br> |
+ | The Finnish P26 looks identical.]] | ||
[[File:Tuntematonsotilas17-MN-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzles are seen as the soldier are briefed by Lt. Koskela.]] | [[File:Tuntematonsotilas17-MN-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The muzzles are seen as the soldier are briefed by Lt. Koskela.]] | ||
[[File:unknsold17_MNP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Susi holding his rifle while following Rokka.]] | [[File:unknsold17_MNP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Susi holding his rifle while following Rokka.]] | ||
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==Mosin-Nagant M/27== | ==Mosin-Nagant M/27== | ||
At least one Finnish soldier is seen with a [[M39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M/27]], which is a special version for Ski Troopers. | At least one Finnish soldier is seen with a [[M39 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifle|Mosin-Nagant M/27]], which is a special version for Ski Troopers. | ||
− | [[File:Finnish M27.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M/27 | + | [[File:Finnish M27.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin-Nagant M/27 - 7.62x54mmR]] |
− | [[File:unknsold17_mn27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier walking in front of Hietanen carries his rifle.]] | + | [[File:unknsold17_mn27.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldier walking in front of Hietanen carries his rifle. Note the sight protector for the bayonet.]] |
==Lahti L-39== | ==Lahti L-39== | ||
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The [[Maxim M/09-21]] is widely used by the Finnish machine gun company. | The [[Maxim M/09-21]] is widely used by the Finnish machine gun company. | ||
[[File:FinnMaximM21.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR]] | [[File:FinnMaximM21.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Maxim M/09-21 - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
− | [[File:unknsold17_maxim09_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | + | [[File:unknsold17_maxim09_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''''"Fire at their nuts!"'''''<br>Finnish soldiers start firing with their M/09-21.]] |
[[File:unknsold17_maxim09_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim in action by Lehto while suppressing a Soviet MG position.]] | [[File:unknsold17_maxim09_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Maxim in action by Lehto while suppressing a Soviet MG position.]] | ||
[[File:unknsold17_maxim09_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lehto still shooting his same Maxim to support his comrades.]] | [[File:unknsold17_maxim09_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lehto still shooting his same Maxim to support his comrades.]] | ||
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==Bofors 40mm== | ==Bofors 40mm== | ||
The Finns stationed a [[Bofors 40mm]] anti-aircraft gun after the occupation of the city of Petrozavodsk. | The Finns stationed a [[Bofors 40mm]] anti-aircraft gun after the occupation of the city of Petrozavodsk. | ||
− | [[File:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 | + | [[File:Bofors 40mm trailer.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Bofors 40mm L/60 in a wheeled trailer mounting - 40x311mmR]] |
[[File:unknsold17_Bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[File:unknsold17_Bofors.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | ||
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The Unknown Soldier is a 2017 Finnish war drama movie directed by Aku Louhimies (Tears of April) based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Väinö Linna. Set in the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1941-1944, the film follows a Finnish machine gun company through the war. Summer, of 1941, Russia and Finland are at war. For three years, the Finnish machine gun company around Major Lammio and Corporal Rokkaan fight the front. The men of diverse backgrounds go into battle with equally diverse attitudes. Between the fatal mistakes of their commanders and the never-ending attacks of their adversaries, Lammio and his followers get to know the war from its dirtiest side. The war changes the lives of each of the soldiers as well as the lives of those on the home front and also leaves its mark on the entire nation.
The film is the third film adaptation of Tuntematon sotilas after 1955 Edvin Laine and 1985 Rauni Mollberg filmings and is also the basis for a five-part television series. It was released for the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence (December 6, 1917) and was shot almost entirely with natural light in a manner similar to the 2015 movie The Revenant.
The following weapons were used in the film The Unknown Soldier:
Pistols
Luger P08
2nd Lieutenant Kariluoto (Johannes Holopainen) and a few other Finnish officers use Luger P08s.
Mauser C96
A Mauser C96 is wielded by Captain Kaarna (Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, who played Hietanen in the 1985 version) as his personal firearm.
Tokarev TT-33
During the night raid, the leader of the Soviet raiding party draws a Tokarev TT-33. Cpl. Rokka (Eero Aho) disarms him and fires the pistol at the rest of them.
Submachine Guns
Suomi KP/-31
Many Finnish soldiers are armed with Suomi KP/-31s. It is used by Antti Rokka (Eero Aho), Lt. Kariluoto (Johannes Holopainen), Viirilä (Jarkko Lahti), Vanhala (Hannes Suominen), Lt. Koskela (Jussi Vatanen), and Lt. Autio (Turkka Mastomäki). Both 71-round drum and 50-round quad-stack "coffin" magazines are seen. Due to continuity errors, many KP/-31 magazine types switch between some scenes.
MP 40
A German soldier is seen with an MP40 while driving a motorcycle with an officer.
PPD-40
Some Soviet soldiers are armed with PPD-40 SMGs.
PPSh-41
A PPSh-41 is briefly used by a Soviet Captain and Antti Rokka during the night trench raid.
Rifles
Mosin-Nagant P26
The Finnish Mosin-Nagant P26 variant is the Finnish Army's most used rifle. The P-Series is the final step of the Finnish overhaul program of old imperial Russian Mosin-Nagants. Notable users are Rokka, Susi (Arttu Kapulainen), and Honkajoki (Juho Milonoff).
Mosin-Nagant M/28
Vanhala (Hannes Suominen) and some other Finns are seen with M28 Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifles. A marching German column that Rokka encounters appears to also carry these rifles instead of Karabiner 98ks.
Mosin-Nagant M/39
Some Finnish M39 rifles are also used by Finnish troops, including Corporal Hietanen (Aku Hirviniemi), Lehto (Severi Saarinen), and Private Hauhia (Robin Packalen).
Mosin-Nagant M91/30
Unlike the two predecessor films, Soviet soldiers use correct Mosin-Nagant M91/30 rifles.
Mosin-Nagant M/27
At least one Finnish soldier is seen with a Mosin-Nagant M/27, which is a special version for Ski Troopers.
Lahti L-39
Finnish soldiers use a Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle against a T-34/76.
Tokarev SVT-40
A Tokarev SVT-40 is briefly seen held by a Finn.
Machine Guns
Degtyaryov DP-27
Finnish and Soviet soldiers use the DP-27.
Lahti-Saloranta LS/26
Lahti-Saloranta LS/26 light machine guns are used by Finnish soldiers.
Maxim M/09-21
The Maxim M/09-21 is widely used by the Finnish machine gun company.
Maxim M1910
A Maxim M1910 is briefly seen carried by a Finnish soldier during the first battle.
Degtyaryov DS-39
The Finnish squad encounters an entrenched Soviet MG team that is armed with a Degtyaryov DS-39 machine gun after the river crossing.
Maxim M1910/30
A Soviet foxhole has a stationed Maxim M1910/30.
Degtyaryov DT
Soviet T-34/76 and T-34/85s are armed with Degtyaryov DTs.
Hand Grenades
Harjoituskranaatti M/41
Instead of Varsikranaatti M/32 stick grenades, which look very similar to the German Model 17 Stielhandgranate, Finnish soldiers use Harjoituskranaatti M/41 ("practice grenade M/41"). This stick grenade is based on the Model 16 Stielhandgranate.
Kasapanos Explosive Charge
Finnish soldiers use improvised "Kasapanos" explosive charges made of four bricks of TNT around Varsikranaatti M/32 stick grenades.
Käsikranaatti M/32
Some Finnish M32 Egg grenades are used by Vanhala (Hannes Suominen) during the last battle.
Other
76.2 mm Putilov m/02
A 76.2 mm divisional gun model 1902 is briefly seen drawn by horses.
Unknown Mortar
Two unknown mortars are briefly seen during the fighting.
Canon de 155 C, mle. 1917 Schneider
The squad is supported by French mle. 1917 Schneider howitzers.
Tellermine 35
One Finn tries to approach the T34/76 with a Tellermine 35. The same Tellermine is then thrown by Corporal Hietanen after the first carrier was unlucky.
Bofors 40mm
The Finns stationed a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun after the occupation of the city of Petrozavodsk.
OSP-30 Flare Pistol
Rokka fires an OSP-30 Flare Pistol during his night watch.