SF-Katsaus 16/1956

NOT FROM SF-KATSAUS 16/1956. Edvin Laine: Tuntematon sotilas / The Unknown Soldier / Les Soldats inconnus (FI 1955). The 9th Cannes Film Festival took place from 23 April to 10 May 1956. The Unknown Soldier was sent but cancelled probably for political reasons (the cause has never been confirmed). The movie had a limited Paris premiere on 5 July 1956. See: Aymeric Pantet: "Tuntematon sotilas ja Cannesin festivaali 1956" in: Kimmo Laine, Minna Santakari, Juha Seitajärvi, Outi Hupaniittu (ed.): Unelmatehdas Liisankadulla: Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy:n tarina (2019).

[SF Newsreel 16/1956]. PC: Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Narrator: Niilo Ihamäki. 1'. Betacam excerpt. Viewed at Kino-Palatsi, Tampere Film Festival, 11 March 2005. T. J. Särkkä, Edvin Laine and Olavi Linnus leave for Cannes with The Unknown Soldier.