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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.

Release: 1940-05-19
Runtime: 72 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Hilkka Helinä
Hilkka Helinä
Narrator (voice)
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Kyösti Kallio
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Turo Kartto
Narrator (voice)
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Himself
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Väinö Alfred Tanner
Himself