Released
The Road of War
May 19 1940 (over 84 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Risto Orko
- Writer: Risto Orko
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 12 m
- Country: Finland
- Company: Suomi-Filmi
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.
