The Road of War

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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.

Country:

Finland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

72 minutes

Year:

1940

Director:

Risto Orko

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Company:

Suomi-Filmi

Cast:
Hilkka Helinä

Narrator (voice)

Kyösti Kallio

Himself

Turo Kartto

Narrator (voice)

Juho Kusti Paasikivi

Himself

Väinö Alfred Tanner

Himself

Crew:
Risto Orko

Director

Turo Kartto

Writer

Topo Leistelä

Writer

Risto Orko

Screenplay

Risto Orko

Editor