The Manila Rope
1976, Finnish. Directed by Veli-Matti Saikkonen.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Veli-Matti SaikkonenDirector
- Erkki PajalaJoose Keppilä
- Vesa MäkeläFiksu
- Martti KuningasIso
- Esko HukkanenVääpeli
- Hannu KahakorpiSeonnut alikersantti
- Iris-Lilja LassilaSylvia
- Yrjö ParjanneEversti
- Harri TirkkonenLääkäri
- Leila ItkonenElviira
- Heikki NousiainenKorpraali
- Pirkka-Pekka PeteliusSotapoliisi
- Mikko NousiainenKeittiömies
Details
- Released
- 28 September 1976
- Original title
- Manillaköysi
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Veli-Matti Saikkonen, Veijo Meri
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What The Manila Rope is based on
The Manila Rope is based on The Manila Rope by Veijo Meri.
The Manila Rope
By Veijo Meri
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The Manila Rope runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Manila Rope isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 September 1976. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Manila Rope?
If you liked The Manila Rope, try The One That Got Away, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The Beast of War.
Who directed The Manila Rope?
The Manila Rope (1976) was directed by Veli-Matti Saikkonen and stars Erkki Pajala, Vesa Mäkelä, Martti Kuningas.
What is The Manila Rope based on?
The Manila Rope is based on The Manila Rope by Veijo Meri.