Ranin had an extensive career as a film actor. In his most notable period in the 1950s and 60s, he was most famous for playing Captain Kariluoto in the Edvin Laine version of The Unknown Soldier. He a

Here, Beneath the North Star is a 1968 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. The third volume was