The Road of War (1940)
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.
Director:
Risto Orko
Writer:
Risto Orko
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Hilkka Helinä as Narrator (voice) |
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Kyösti Kallio as Himself |
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Turo Kartto as Narrator (voice) |
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi as Himself |
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Väinö Alfred Tanner as Himself |
| Writing | Turo Kartto | Writer |
| Writing | Topo Leistelä | Writer |
| Editing | Risto Orko | Editor |
| Writing | Risto Orko | Screenplay |
| Camera | Risto Orko | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Risto Orko | Director |