Sign of the Beast

Sign of the Beast
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byJaakko Pakkasvirta
Written byJaakko Pakkasvirta
Timo Humaloja
Arvo Salo
Based onA Gloomy Soliloquy by Olavi Paavolainen
Produced byJaakko Pakkasvirta
StarringEsko Salminen
CinematographyEsa Vuorinen
Music byHenrik Otto Donner
Release date
  • 25 September 1981 (1981-09-25)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Sign of the Beast (Finnish: Pedon merkki) is a 1981 Finnish drama film co-written and directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta.[1] It is based on the 1946 book A Gloomy Soliloquy (Finnish: Synkkä yksinpuhelu) by Olavi Paavolainen, based on his war diaries written during the Winter War and the Continuation War.[2] 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.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Pedon merkki (1981)". elonet. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Olavi Paavolainen". 375 Humanists. University of Helsinki Faculty of Arts. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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