| Sign of the Beast | |
| Director: | Jaakko Pakkasvirta |
| Producer: | Jaakko Pakkasvirta |
| Based On: | A Gloomy Soliloquy by Olavi Paavolainen |
| Starring: | Esko Salminen |
| Music: | Henrik Otto Donner |
| Cinematography: | Esa Vuorinen |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
Sign of the Beast (fi|Pedon merkki) is a 1981 Finnish drama film co-written and directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta.[1] It is based on the 1946 book A Gloomy Soliloquy (fi|Synkkä yksinpuhelu) by Olavi Paavolainen, based on his war diaries written during the Winter War and the Continuation War.[2] The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]