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The Road of War (1940)

The Road of War (1940)

Documentary
Release Date: 1940, May 19
Directors: Risto Orko
Countries: Finland
Production: Suomi-Filmi
Cast: Hilkka Helinä, Turo Kartto, Kyösti Kallio, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Väinö Alfred Tanner

Overview:

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.