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It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.
Keywords
based on novel or book
world war ii
trenches
trench warfare
continuation war
Casts
Kosti Klemelä
Koskela
Heikki Savolainen
Hietanen
Reino Tolvanen
Rokka
Veikko Sinisalo
Lahtinen
Åke Lindman
Lehto
Pentti Siimes
Määttä
Leo Riuttu
Vanhala
Kaarlo Halttunen
Rahikainen
Matti Ranin
Kariluoto
Jussi Jurkka
Lammio
Tauno Palo
Sarastie
Pentti Irjala
Kaarna
Vilho Siivola
Mäkilä
Martti Romppanen
Sihvonen
Tapio Hämäläinen
Salo
Olavi Ahonen
Riitaoja
Tarmo Manni
Honkajoki
Veli-Matti Kaitala
Hauhia
Kale Teuronen
Susi
Vili Auvinen
Asumaniemi
Saulo Haarla
Jalovaara
Sakari Halonen
Eerola
Osmo Harkimo
Military Police Lieutenant
Anja Hatakka
Nina
Aimo Hiltunen
Lampinen
Ekke Hämäläinen
Doctor
Erkki Häsänen
Infantry Second Lieutenant
Markku Inkilä
Messenger
Jukka Jaakonkari
Recruit
Kalevi Kahra
Recruit
Eino Kaipainen
Lieutenant Colonel
Topi Kankainen
Korpela
Kalervo Kumpulainen
Military Priest
Arvo Kuusla
Infantryman
Matti Kuusla
Wounded Soldier
Aarne Laine
Korsumäki
Eikka Lehtonen
Engineer Second Lieutenant
Leevi Linko
Sinkkonen
Mikko Niskanen
Mielonen
Pertti Palo
Military Clerk
Veijo Pasanen
Uusitalo
Olavi Pajunen
Executed Soldier
Antero Ruuhonen
Executed Soldier
Vilho Ruuskanen
Autio
Taneli Rinne
Ukkola
Osmo Pöntinen
Medic
Lilja Salmi
Lotta
Tauno Söder
Fleeing Private
Olavi Tuomi
Military Cook
Veikko Uusimäki
Baranow
Alpo Vammelvuo
Sarastie's Adjutant
Helena Vinkka
Vera
Pertti Weckström
Singing Second Lieutenant
Kaarlo Wilska
Private Without Legs
Heikki Heino
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Martti Kuningas
Private (uncredited)
Leo Torkko
Private (uncredited)
Crews
Aarre Koivisto
Production Design
Antero Ruuhonen
Still Photographer
Maila Tuomi
Script Supervisor
Leo Sarri
Location Manager
Arvo Kuusla
Location Manager
Olavi Tuomi
Still Photographer
Helena Hänninen
Costume Design
Veikko Mård
Assistant Camera
Arvi Järvinen
Special Effects
Arvo Murtokallio
Special Effects
Eka Karppanen
Title Designer
Kari Uusitalo
Grip
Erkki Tolvanen
Grip
Timo Tennosmaa
Grip
Edvin Laine
Director
Väinö Linna
Novel
T.J. Särkkä
Producer
Olavi Tuomi
Director of Photography
Pentti Unho
Director of Photography
Osmo Harkimo
Director of Photography
Antero Ruuhonen
Director of Photography
Armas Vallasvuo
Editor
Kaarlo Nissilä
Sound
Osmo Harkimo
Editor
Yrjö Saari
Sound
Juha Nevalainen
Screenplay
Ahti Sonninen
Original Music Composer
Taisto Lindegren
Sound
William Reunanen
Makeup Artist
Aarne Laine
Assistant Director
Kurt Vilja
Sound
Backdrops & Posters
