
đ Overview:
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 â the war has begun.
đ Languages Available:
Finnish
đ Date Released:
1955-12-23
â Running Time:
181 mins
â Vote Average:
7.4
Beloved Cast

Koskela
Kosti KlemelÀ

Hietanen
Heikki Savolainen

Rokka
Reino Tolvanen

Lahtinen
Veikko Sinisalo

Lehto
Ă
ke Lindman

MÀÀttÀ
Pentti Siimes

Vanhala
Leo Riuttu

Rahikainen
Kaarlo Halttunen

Kariluoto
Matti Ranin

Lammio
Jussi Jurkka

Sarastie
Tauno Palo

Kaarna
Pentti Irjala

MÀkilÀ
Vilho Siivola

Sihvonen
Martti Romppanen

Salo
Tapio HÀmÀlÀinen

Riitaoja
Olavi Ahonen

Honkajoki
Tarmo Manni

Hauhia
Veli-Matti Kaitala

Susi
Kale Teuronen

Asumaniemi
Vili Auvinen

Jalovaara
Saulo Haarla

Eerola
Sakari Halonen

Military Police Lieutenant
Osmo Harkimo

Nina
Anja Hatakka

Lampinen
Aimo Hiltunen

Doctor
Ekke HÀmÀlÀinen

Infantry Second Lieutenant
Erkki HÀsÀnen

Messenger
Markku InkilÀ

Recruit
Jukka Jaakonkari

Recruit
Kalevi Kahra

Lieutenant Colonel
Eino Kaipainen

Korpela
Topi Kankainen

Military Priest
Kalervo Kumpulainen

Infantryman
Arvo Kuusla

Wounded Soldier
Matti Kuusla

KorsumÀki
Aarne Laine

Engineer Second Lieutenant
Eikka Lehtonen

Sinkkonen
Leevi Linko

Mielonen
Mikko Niskanen

Military Clerk
Pertti Palo

Uusitalo
Veijo Pasanen

Executed Soldier
Olavi Pajunen

Executed Soldier
Antero Ruuhonen

Autio
Vilho Ruuskanen

Ukkola
Taneli Rinne

Medic
Osmo Pöntinen

Lotta
Lilja Salmi

Fleeing Private
Tauno Söder

Military Cook
Olavi Tuomi

Baranow
Veikko UusimÀki

Sarastie's Adjutant
Alpo Vammelvuo

Vera
Helena Vinkka

Singing Second Lieutenant
Pertti Weckström

Private Without Legs
Kaarlo Wilska

Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Heikki Heino

Private (uncredited)
Martti Kuningas

Private (uncredited)
Leo Torkko