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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]
Sign of the Beast | |
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Directed by | Jaakko Pakkasvirta |
Written by | Jaakko Pakkasvirta Timo Humaloja Arvo Salo |
Based on | A Gloomy Soliloquy by Olavi Paavolainen |
Produced by | Jaakko Pakkasvirta |
Starring | Esko Salminen |
Cinematography | Esa Vuorinen |
Music by | Henrik Otto Donner |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |