The Winter War
Talvisota
Drama
War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
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.
1989-11-30
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Cast
Director
Pekka Parikka
Taneli Mäkelä as Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko as Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka as Pentti Saari
Heikki Paavilainen as Vilho Erkkilä
Antti Raivio as Erkki Somppi
Esko Kovero as Juho Pernaa
Martti Suosalo as Arvi Huhtala
Markku Huhtamo as Aatos Laitila
Matti Onnismaa as Veikko Korpela
Konsta Mäkelä as Paavo Hakala
Tomi Salmela as Matti Ylinen
Samuli Edelmann as Mauri Haapasalo
Vesa Mäkelä as Yrjö Haavisto
Aarno Sulkanen as Sihvo
Kari Kihlström as Jorma Potila
Esko Salminen as Matti Laurila
Kari Sorvali as Hannu Jutila
Esko Nikkari as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Ville Virtanen as Jaakko Rajala
Eero Melasniemi as Eino Nisula
Pertti Sveholm as Antti Jouppi
Kalevi Kahra
Tarja Heinula as Anna
Pirkko Hämäläinen as Marjatta Hakala
Miitta Sorvali
Leea Klemola as Aino
Ahti Kuoppala
Juuso Hirvikangas as Felix Rinta
Ilkka Järvi-Laturi