The Winter War

The Winter War

Back to TV Shows

The Winter War (1991)

8.0/ 10

TMDB Rating

1

Votes

55 min

Episode

20 Nov 1991

First Aired

War & Politics

Drama

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon. A five-part television miniseries extension of Pekka Parikka's 1989 film of the same name.

Keywords

sibling relationship

miniseries

platoon

farmer

finland

shell shock

historical drama

red army

nsdap (nazi party)

1940s

1930s

class system

holy communion

continuation war

historical epic

edited from film

nazi occupation of poland

Cast

Taneli Mäkelä

Taneli Mäkelä

Martti Hakala

Vesa Vierikko

Vesa Vierikko

Jussi Kantola

Timo Torikka

Timo Torikka

Pentti Saari

Esko Kovero

Esko Kovero

Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa

Antti Raivio

Antti Raivio

Erkki Somppi

Martti Suosalo

Martti Suosalo

Arvi Huhtala

Markku Huhtamo

Markku Huhtamo

Aatos Laitila

Matti Onnismaa

Matti Onnismaa

Veikko Korpela

Tomi Salmela

Tomi Salmela

Matti Ylinen

Samuli Edelmann

Samuli Edelmann

Mauri Haapasalo

Images

The Winter War image 1

Seasons (1)

Miniseries

5 Episodes • 1991