The Winter War

The Winter War

1989
3h 9m
7.0

7.0/10

91 votes • View on IMDb

"They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!"

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $4,414,000

Language: FI

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Production Information

Production Companies
National-Filmi
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Quick Facts

Original Title Talvisota
Release Date November 30, 1989
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt0098437

Cast

Taneli Mäkelä
Taneli Mäkelä

Martti Hakala

Vesa Vierikko
Vesa Vierikko

Jussi Kantola

Timo Torikka
Timo Torikka

Pentti Saari

Heikki Paavilainen
Heikki Paavilainen

Vilho Erkkilä

Antti Raivio
Antti Raivio

Erkki Somppi

Esko Kovero
Esko Kovero

Juho Pernaa

Martti Suosalo
Martti Suosalo

Arvi Huhtala

Markku Huhtamo
Markku Huhtamo

Aatos Laitila

Matti Onnismaa
Matti Onnismaa

Veikko Korpela

Konsta Mäkelä
Konsta Mäkelä

Paavo Hakala

Tomi Salmela
Tomi Salmela

Matti Ylinen

Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Edelmann

Mauri Haapasalo

Key Crew

Pekka Parikka
Director
Antti Tuuri
Screenplay
Marko Röhr
Producer
Pekka Parikka
Screenplay