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Manillaköysi is a cult status holding TV-movie adaptation of the satirical war novel by Veijo Meri. Manillaköysi has an endless list of classic one-liners, but it is still not based on cheap laughs or anything like that. The whole humouristic aspect of it comes from describing the absurdity of war, and the whole military system, by looking it with the eyes of a simple man, who's thrown into it, and who simply does not give a rats ass of it all. The tone of it is not overly preachy or moralizing. If I would have to describe it with one word, it would be: unglamourizing. The main point of Manillaköysi is pretty much compressed in one of the most famous quotes of it: There is nothing supernatural about war, it is just work like anything else.
| Release : | 1976 |
| Rating : | 6.8 |
| Studio : | YLE, |
| Crew : | Costume Design, Cinematography, |
| Cast : | Martti Kuningas Hannu Kahakorpi Heikki Nousiainen Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Henri Kapulainen |
| Genre : | Drama War |
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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Don't Believe the Hype
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
