The Winter War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
Rating: 6.9 out of 10TMDB(102 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1991)
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Box office
Made on a $4.41M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Winter War
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Setting
Set in Finland
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Music
Music by Juha Tikka
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Kari Sohlberg
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Antti TuuriNovel, Screenplay
- Pekka ParikkaScreenplay
- Original title
- Talvisota
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 30, 1989
- Original language
- Finnish
- Budget
- $4.4M
- Countries
- Finland
Production
Cast
Taneli MäkeläMartti Hakala
Vesa VierikkoJussi Kantola
Timo TorikkaPentti Saari
Heikki PaavilainenVilho Erkkilä
Antti RaivioErkki Somppi
Esko KoveroJuho Pernaa
Martti SuosaloArvi Huhtala
Markku HuhtamoAatos Laitila
Matti OnnismaaVeikko Korpela
Konsta MäkeläPaavo Hakala
Tomi SalmelaMatti Ylinen
Samuli EdelmannMauri Haapasalo
Vesa MäkeläYrjö Haavisto
Aarno SulkanenSihvo
Kari KihlströmJorma Potila
Esko SalminenMatti Laurila
Kari SorvaliHannu Jutila- Ari-Kyösti SeppoAhti Saari
Esko NikkariYrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Ville VirtanenJaakko Rajala
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