Documentary · Finland · 1940 · 1h 12m

The Road of War

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Director
Risto Orko
Cast
Hilkka Helinä as Narrator (voice) Kyösti Kallio as Himself Turo Kartto as Narrator (voice) Juho Kusti Paasikivi as Himself Väinö Alfred Tanner as Himself
Crew
Risto Orko — Director of Photography Risto Orko — Editor Risto Orko — Screenplay Topo Leistelä — Writer Turo Kartto — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Risto Orko Director Risto Orko Director of Photography Risto Orko Editor Risto Orko Screenplay Topo Leistelä Writer Turo Kartto Writer
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