Summary Lieutenant Takala joins a group of war veterans who gather in a restaurant to reminisce their unit's operations on the Finnish-Soviet front. A flashback takes us back to summer 1944 where the unit, led by Takala, performs dangerous guerrilla operations behind enemy lines. A subplot alleges sexual liaisons between soldiers and female volunteers, which caused controversy when the film and the novel it's based on were released in the early 1960s. View more details
Directed : Mikko Niskanen
Written : Matti Kassila Mikko Niskanen Jouni Apajalahti
Stars : Matti Oravisto Kauko Laurikainen Paul Budsko Heimo Lepistö
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Feb 21, 1963
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : German Russian Finnish
Filming locations : Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Production companies : Fennada-Filmi
Summary Lieutenant Takala joins a group of war veterans who gather in a restaurant to reminisce their unit's operations on the Finnish-Soviet front. A flashback takes us back to summer 1944 where the unit, led by Takala, performs dangerous guerrilla operations behind enemy lines. A subplot alleges sexual liaisons between soldiers and female volunteers, which caused controversy when the film and the novel it's based on were released in the early 1960s. View more details
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Feb 21, 1963
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : German Russian Finnish
Filming locations : Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland
Production companies : Fennada-Filmi
