Directed by:
Pekka ParikkaCinematography:
Kari SohlbergComposer:
Juha TikkaCast:
Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen, Antti Raivio, Esko Kovero, Markku Huhtamo, Martti Suosalo, Matti Onnismaa, Konsta Mäkelä (more)Plots(1)
The first film made based on the 1939 war between Finland and the Soviet army. Against all odds and in extreme conditions the tiny country held strong. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Taneli Mäkelä
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Naked Harbour (2012)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Vesa Vierikko
Finland
Best movies:
Frozen Land (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Timo Torikka
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
1944: The Final Defence (2007)
Heikki Paavilainen
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Gotta Run! (1982)
Antti Raivio
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Producing Adults (2004)
Hyvä poika (2011)
Esko Kovero
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Markku Huhtamo
Finland
Best movies:
The Year of the Hare (1977)
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Martti Suosalo
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Black Ice (2007)
Matti Onnismaa
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Konsta Mäkelä
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
The Snow Queen (1986)
Samuli Edelmann
Finland
Best movies:
Frozen Land (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Tomi Salmela
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Purge (2012)
The Winter War (1989)
Vesa Mäkelä
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Winter War (1989)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
Aarno Sulkanen
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Tommy and the Wildcat (1998)
Esko Salminen
Finland
Best movies:
Mother of Mine (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Ariel (1988)
Kari Kihlström
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Kari Sorvali
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Body Fat Index of Love (2013)
Ari-Kyösti Seppo
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Ville Virtanen
Finland
Best movies:
Promise (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Christmas Story (2007)
Esko Nikkari
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Winter War (1989)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)