''1918'' is a 1957 Finnish

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...

directed by Toivo Särkkä. It is based on the play and novel by Jarl Hemmer. The events of the film take place during the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

of 1918. It was entered into the

7th Berlin International Film Festival The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film ''12 Angry ...

Cast

Åke Lindman Åke Leonard Lindman (born Åke Leonard Järvinen; 11 January 1928 – 3 March 2009) was a Finnish director and actor. In his youth Lindman was a football player, playing defence for the Finnish national team during the Olympics in Helsinki ...

as Samuel Bro *

Anneli Sauli Anneli is a female given name common in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway. It originated as a variation of the name Anna. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. Not ...

as Essi Söderman * Ture Ara as Ceder (as Tuure Ara) * Matti Aulos as Humalainen * Kerttu Björlin as Avustaja * Sirkka Breider as Naisvanki * Kyösti Erämaa as Tuomiokapitulin jäsen *

Kaarlo Halttunen Kaarlo Halttunen (18 August 1909 – 8 March 1986) was a Finnish actor. He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1933 and 1970. He starred in the film '' Yksityisalue'', which was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film ...

as Patruuna Bro

References

External links

* 1957 films 1950s war drama films 1950s Finnish-language films Finnish war drama films Films directed by Toivo Särkkä Finnish black-and-white films Finnish Civil War 1957 drama films {{war-film-stub