The Road of War 1940 Directed by Risto Orko Taistelun tie
The film deals with the Winter War of 1939-40 between Finland and the USSR. It begins with military exercises in the Autumn of 1939 and moves on to the Soviet invasion; the battle for Karelia; the bombing of Helsinki and other Finnish cities; as well as the activities of the foreign press corps in Finland and the heroic efforts of Finnish women and the Red Cross in their treatment of the wounded.
Cast
Hilkka Helinä
Narrator (voice)
Kyösti Kallio
Himself
Turo Kartto
Narrator (voice)
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Himself
Väinö Alfred Tanner
Himself
Crew
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Cinematography
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Director
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Cinematography
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