Edvin Laine

Edvin Laine

1905-07-13 – 1989-11-18 (age 84) Iisalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire [now Finland]
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Biography

Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán.

Laine directed Aaltoska orkaniseeraa, a comedy, in 1949.

The Unknown Soldier, a film Laine directed in 1955 based on Väinö Linna's novel, was a big sensation in Finland. There have later been two other film adaptations of the same novel but Laine's version remains the best known. Laine also directed another film based on Väinö Linna's book, Here, Beneath the North Star (1968), which also was a successful movie in Finland.

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Nokea ja kultaa
Nokea ja kultaa

1945

as Jalmari Aaltonen

Ristikon varjossa
Ristikon varjossa

1945

as Lauri Haapa 'Pentti Tahvana'

Naiskohtaloita
Naiskohtaloita

1947

as Gustaf Jäckell

Sven Tuuva the Hero
Sven Tuuva the Hero

1958

as Sven's Father

Sylvi
Sylvi

1944

as Aksel Wahl

August järjestää kaiken
Musta rakkaus
Musta rakkaus

1957

as Arttu Salmela

Onnen-Pekka
Onnen-Pekka

1948

as Kristian Björn

Kultainen kynttilänjalka
Kultainen kynttilänjalka

1946

as Markus Mäntylä

Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen
Vihaan sinua – rakas
Vihaan sinua – rakas

1951

as Esa Karnala

Yhden yön hinta
Yhden yön hinta

1952

as Antii

Anna Liisa
Anna Liisa

1945

as Mikko

Hilmanpäivät
Hilmanpäivät

1954

as Kalervo Kytömaa

Risti ja liekki
Risti ja liekki

1957

as Nuntius

Yrjänän emännän synti
Keinumorsian
Keinumorsian

1943

as Elias Horha

Niskavuori taistelee
Niskavuori taistelee

1957

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)