The Road of War (1940)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1940-05-19
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Risto Orko
Casting
- Hilkka Helinä — Narrator (voice)
- Kyösti Kallio — Himself
- Turo Kartto — Narrator (voice)
- Juho Kusti Paasikivi — Himself
- Väinö Alfred Tanner — Himself
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