One Man's War
1974, Finnish. Directed by Risto Jarva.
Man leaves his factory job and sells everything to buy an earth mover and start his own business, travelling from place to place with his wife and child. There is not enough work and he is eventually forced to emigrate after many hardships.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Risto JarvaDirector
- Eero RinneErik Suomies
- Tuula NymanLiisa Suomies
- Tauno HautaniemiPete Vilpponen
- Martti PennanenMatti Kivilahti
- Aimo HeinoVänni Piiparinen
- Maarit RinneSusanna Suomies
- Ruben LehtonenMännikkö
- Jorma PulkkinenHelander
- Matti VienovirtaArvi Suomies
- Marita VienovirtaArvi's wife
- Anna HakalaErik's mother
- Hannes VeivoViljo Suomies
Details
- Released
- 18 January 1974
- Original title
- Yhden miehen sota
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Risto Jarva, Jussi Kylätasku
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One Man's War runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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One Man's War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 January 1974. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed One Man's War?
One Man's War (1974) was directed by Risto Jarva and stars Eero Rinne, Tuula Nyman, Tauno Hautaniemi.