Edvin Laine

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Iisalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire [now Finland]

Born

7/13/1905

Age

119

Credit(s)

26

Biography

Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed Aaltoska orkaniseeraa, a comedy, in 1949. The Unknown Soldier, a film Laine directed in 1955 based on Väinö Linna's novel, was a big sensation in Finland. There have later been two other film adaptations of the same novel but Laine's ...Show More