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1944 The Final Defence (2007)
Directed by Åke Lindman
War, Drama, History · 1h 57m
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
Cast
R
Rauno Ahonen
Lieutenant Colonel
M
Mikko Bredenberg
Captain Carl-Birger Kvikant
Riko Eklundh
Colonel Sven Björkman
Marc Gassot
Sergeant Reino Lehväslaiho
M
Marcus Groth
Major General Ruben Lagus
Johan Hallström
Second Lieutenant Thorbjörnsson
K
Kari Hevossaari
Lieutenant Puhakka
Aku Hirviniemi
Tykistön tulenjohtaja
Antti Holma
Soldier
Janne Hyytiäinen
Major of Air-force
M
Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen
Soldier
F
Frank Biermann
Soldier
Crew
- Director
- Åke Lindman
- Writer
- Esko Salervo, Stefan Forss, Benedict Zilliacus
- Director of Photography
- Pauli Sipiläinen
- Original Music Composer
- Timo Hietala
- Editor
- Juha Antti-Poika, Sakari Kirjavainen
- Producer
- Alf Hemming
Details
- Original title
- Tali-Ihantala 1944
- Release date
- 2007-12-07
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- Estonian, Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- Åke Lindman Film-Production