Pedon merkki (1981)
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.
- Date of release
- 1981-09-25
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Casting
- Esko Salminen — Kaarlo
- Irina Milan — Karin Weger/Karin von Stein
- Tom Wentzel — Helmut von Stein
- Hannu Lauri — Olavi
- Vesa-Matti Loiri — Usko
- Jukka-Pekka Palo — Luutnantti Valonen
- Esa Pakarinen Jr. — TK-kuvaaja
- Martti Pennanen — Kenraaliluutnantti
- Yrjö Parjanne — Kapteeni
- Kalevi Kahra — Vääpeli
- Elina Salo — Sairaanhoitaja
- Pekka Laiho — Pioneerikapteeni
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Sign of the Beast is a 1981 Finnish drama film co-written and directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta. It is based on the 1946 book A Gloomy Soliloquy by Olavi Paavolainen, based on his war diaries written during the Winter War and the Continuation War. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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