Summary This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944). The film tells the story of the fate of a machine gun platoon made up of young conscripts from various parts of Finland fighting against the Russian army from the beginning (summer 1941) to the end (summer/autumn 1944) of the war. Many of the characters are based on author Linna's brothers in arms. View more details
Directed : Rauni Mollberg
Written : Väinö Linna Rauni Mollberg Veikko Aaltonen
Stars : Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Risto Tuorila Paavo Liski Mika Mäkelä
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Dec 5, 1985
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : German Russian Finnish
Filming locations : Fortress, Lappeenranta, Finland
Production companies : Arctic-Filmi
Summary This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944). The film tells the story of the fate of a machine gun platoon made up of young conscripts from various parts of Finland fighting against the Russian army from the beginning (summer 1941) to the end (summer/autumn 1944) of the war. Many of the characters are based on author Linna's brothers in arms. View more details
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Dec 5, 1985
Countries of origin : Finland
Language : German Russian Finnish
Filming locations : Fortress, Lappeenranta, Finland
Production companies : Arctic-Filmi
