Film
The Winter War
1989 · 3h 9m · Drama · War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
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Overview
After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.
Cast
Taneli Mäkelä
Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko
Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka
Pentti Saari
Heikki Paavilainen
Vilho Erkkilä
Antti Raivio
Erkki Somppi
Esko Kovero
Juho Pernaa
Martti Suosalo
Arvi Huhtala
Markku Huhtamo
Aatos Laitila
Matti Onnismaa
Veikko Korpela
Konsta Mäkelä
Paavo Hakala
Tomi Salmela
Matti Ylinen
Samuli Edelmann
Mauri Haapasalo
Vesa Mäkelä
Yrjö Haavisto
Aarno Sulkanen
Sihvo
Kari Kihlström
Jorma Potila
Esko Salminen
Matti Laurila
Crew
- Pekka ParikkaDirector · Screenplay
- Antti TuuriNovel · Screenplay
- Marko RöhrProducer
- Kari SohlbergDirector of Photography
- Juha TikkaOriginal Music Composer
- Keijo VirtanenEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 30, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 3h 9m
- Rated
- 16
- Budget
- $4,414,000
- Genres
- Drama, War
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