The Manila Rope
(1976) | Released
Ratings
5.2
6.9
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
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Status: Released
Average Rating: 5
Release Date: Sep 28, 1976
Rating: 1976-09-28
Run Time: 1h 15m
Original Language: Finnish
Website: -
Production Countries: Finland
Production Companies: YLE
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Veli-Matti Saikkonen
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| Writing | Writer |
Veijo Meri
Veli-Matti Saikkonen
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| Crew | Cinematography |
Raimo Hartzell
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| Special Effects |
Osmo Savolainen
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| Sound | Sound Recordist |
Lasse Litovaara
Toivo Vilkkula
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| Music |
Heikki Valpola
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Anneli Wirtavuori
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| Makeup Designer |
Eila Vaittinen
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| Art | Production Design |
Georg Sikow
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| Editing | Editor |
Risto Salo
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| Department | Role | Name |