The Winter War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
6.9(96) 1989-11-30 189 minDramaWar
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.
ScreenplayAntti Tuuri
DirectorPekka Parikka
ProducerMarko Röhr
Original Music ComposerJuha Tikka
ScreenplayPekka Parikka
Cast & characters
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
No photo
Esko Salminen
as Matti Laurila
Kari Sorvali
as Hannu Jutila
No photo
Ari-Kyösti Seppo
as Ahti Saari
Esko Nikkari
as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Ville Virtanen
as Jaakko Rajala
Eero Melasniemi
as Eino Nisula
Pertti Sveholm
as Antti Jouppi
No photo
Helena Haavisto
as —
Kalevi Kahra
as —
