Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Erkki Pajala
Joose Keppilä
Vesa Mäkelä
Fiksu
Martti Kuningas
Iso
Esko Hukkanen
Vääpeli
Hannu Kahakorpi
Seonnut alikersantti
Iris-Lilja Lassila
Sylvia
Yrjö Parjanne
Eversti
Harri Tirkkonen
Lääkäri
Leila Itkonen
Elviira
Heikki Nousiainen
Korpraali
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Sotapoliisi
Mikko Nousiainen
Keittiömies
Frequently Asked Questions
The Manila Rope was released on September 28, 1976.
The runtime of The Manila Rope is 1h 15m.
The Manila Rope is a War, Drama movie.
The Manila Rope has a rating of 4.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Manila Rope is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Manila Rope was directed by Veli-Matti Saikkonen.
The main cast of The Manila Rope includes Erkki Pajala, Vesa Mäkelä, Martti Kuningas.
The Manila Rope is originally in FI.