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The Winter War, originally titled Talvisota, is a 1989 Finnish war and drama film directed by Pekka Parikka. The screenplay was written by Antti Tuuri and Pekka Parikka, with Marko Röhr serving as producer. The cast includes Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Martti Suosalo, and Markku Huhtamo. The narrative is set in Finland during the Winter War, a conflict within World War II.
The film has a runtime of 189 minutes according to TMDb data and 199 minutes according to IMDb. It was released on November 30, 1989. Production involved the company National-Filmi. The original language is Finnish. The budget was 4414000, while the capital cost was 19000000. It is available on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
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Film · TMDB
7.1After 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.
Cast
- Taneli Mäkelä as Martti Hakala
- Vesa Vierikko as Jussi Kantola
- Timo Torikka as Pentti Saari
- Heikki Paavilainen as Vilho Erkkilä
- Antti Raivio as Erkki Somppi
- Esko Kovero as Juho Pernaa
Themes
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- finnish winter war
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Winter War
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Finland
- Original language
- Finnish
- Main subject
- Winter War
- Director
- Pekka Parikka
- Screenwriter
- Pekka Parikka
- Cast member
- Miitta Sorvali
- Producer
- Marko Röhr
- Narrative location
- Finland
- Duration
- 199
- FilmAffinity ID
- 602009
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- publication date
- 1989-11-30
- title
- Talvisota
- set in period
- Winter War
- work available at URL
- elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_126330
- capital cost
- 19000000
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