Edvin Laine

Edvin Laine was born in Iisalmi on 13 July 1905. An actor before becoming a director, he made more than forty films and acted in more than thirty. In 1955 he was the first filmmaker to receive the Pro Finlandia medal. He brought the great Finnish novels of the century to the screen, including a trilogy on the civil war of 1918 which also drew more than a million viewers, and staged open-air productions at the Pyynikki theatre in Tampere. He died in Helsinki on 18 November 1989.

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• CinemaThe Unknown SoldierTuntematon sotilasEdvin Laine · 1955Cinema