The Winter War(1989)
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
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.
Movie: The Winter War
Top 10 Billed Cast
Martti Hakala
Jussi Kantola
Pentti Saari
Vilho Erkkilä
Erkki Somppi
Juho Pernaa
Arvi Huhtala
Aatos Laitila
Veikko Korpela
Paavo Hakala
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