Russo-Finnish war films
by f-83972 | created - 16 Apr 2018 | updated - 29 Oct 2018 | Publicfilms about the russo-finnish war during 1939 - 1944
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1. In the Rear of the Enemy (1941)
62 min | Drama, War
During the Winter War three Soviet soldiers perform a risky recon mission.
Director: Yevgeni Shneider | Stars: Nikolay Kryuchkov, Aleksandr Grechanyy, Pavel Shpringfeld, Aleksandr Baranov
Votes: 36
2. Beyond the Front Line (2004)
127 min | Drama, History, War
A story of the infantry regiment 61 that fought from Syväri to the Karelian Ishtmus.
Director: Åke Lindman | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Ilkka Heiskanen, Christoffer Weiss, Kim Gustafsson
Votes: 1,666
3. The Unknown Soldier (2017)
132 min | Drama, War
A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Eero Aho, Johannes Holopainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Hirviniemi
Votes: 12,915
4. The Unknown Soldier (1955)
177 min | Drama, War
The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Kosti Klemelä, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo
Votes: 7,817
5. The Unknown Soldier (1985)
197 min | Drama, War
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Rauni Mollberg | Stars: Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski, Mika Mäkelä
Votes: 3,044
6. The Winter War (1989)
199 min | Drama, History, War
In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Director: Pekka Parikka | Stars: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen
Votes: 8,731
7. Rukajärven tie (1999)
Not Rated | 123 min | War, Drama
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto
Votes: 4,472
8. Battle for Finland (2007)
117 min | Drama, History, War
In the summer of 1944, the Finnish Forces must defend Finland from the invading Soviet Red Army.
Directors: Ake Lindman, Åke Lindman, Sakari Kirjavainen | Stars: Rauno Ahonen, Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen, Frank Biermann, Jussi Brech
Votes: 1,974
9. Sissit (1963)
106 min | Drama, War
Lieutenant Takala joins a group of war veterans who gather in a restaurant to reminisce their unit's operations on the Finnish-Soviet front. A flashback takes us back to summer 1944 where ... See full summary »
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Matti Oravisto, Kauko Laurikainen, Paul Budsko, Heimo Lepistö
Votes: 356
10. Lupaus (2005)
112 min | Drama, War
The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.
Director: Ilkka Vanne | Stars: Laura Birn, Karoliina Vanne, Hanna Lekander, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 884
11. The Warrior's Heart (1992)
102 min | Drama, War
A Norwegian nurse falls in love with a Finnish soldier in the Winter War of 1939/40 between Finland and the USSR. After settling down World War II erupts, and he is lost in Finland, as she falls in love with Maximilian, a German soldier.
Director: Leidulv Risan | Stars: Anneke von der Lippe, Peter Snickars, Thomas Kretschmann, Mona Hofland
Votes: 108
12. Mashenka (1942)
66 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1939, as the air raid sirens sound over Moscow, a young man, Alyosha, falls in love with a telegraph operator called Mashenka.
Director: Yuli Raizman | Stars: Valentina Karavayeva, Mikhail Kuznetsov, D. Pankratova, Vera Altayskaya
Votes: 299
13. The Girl from Leningrad (1941)
92 min | Drama, War
During the Finnish war, a group of Soviet girls voluntarily go to the front. They help doctors save the lives of wounded soldiers, and also fight with the enemy.
Director: Viktor Eysymont | Stars: Zoya Fyodorova, Mariya Kapustina, Olga Fyodorina, Tamara Alyoshina
Votes: 44
14. Pikkusisar (1999)
107 min | Drama, War, Romance
Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She is courted by a patient, a ... See full summary »
Director: Taru Mäkelä | Stars: Vera Kiiskinen, Tarmo Ruubel, Kai Lehtinen, Annaleena Sipilä
Votes: 197
15. Päämaja (1970)
88 min | Drama, History, War
June 1944. The attention of the world is focused on Normandy, but the change of the tide can be felt in Finland also. Rumours of preparations of a massive Soviet attack in the Karelian ... See full summary »
Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Jussi Jurkka, Tamara Lund, Kapo Manto
Votes: 251
16. The Cuckoo (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In World War II, a Finnish sniper is left chained to a rock by German soldiers, while a captain of the Red Army, en route to his court martial, is almost blown up by Russian planes. A Lapp woman gives shelter to both of them at her farm.
Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Stars: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov, Mikhail Korobochkin
Votes: 7,986 | Gross: $0.24M
17. Viimeinen kesä (1992)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Veera Alén, Veli Arrela, Emma Forsberg, Esteri Halmetoja
Votes: 14
18. Pojat (1962)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of mischievous Finnish boys experience the ups and downs of life during World War 2.
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Pentti Tarkiainen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Uti Saurio, Hannu Vironmäki
Votes: 977
19. Koirankynnen leikkaaja (2004)
105 min | Drama
Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on ... See full summary »
Director: Markku Pölönen | Stars: Peter Franzén, Taisto Reimaluoto, Ahti Kuoppala, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 1,483
20. The Midwife (2015)
119 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.
Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Krista Kosonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Tommi Korpela
Votes: 1,510
21. Silence (2011)
110 min | Drama, War
A drama between people under unconventional circumstances. In the Second World War Finland was the only nation who brought casualties killed-in-action back to be buried at home. These ... See full summary »
Director: Sakari Kirjavainen | Stars: Joonas Saartamo, Lauri Tilkanen, Terhi Suorlahti, Joanna Haartti
Votes: 467
22. Kuulustelu (2009)
110 min | Drama, War
Finnish Kerttu Nuorteva is spying for the Russians in Helsinki during World War II. She is arrested and interrogated in the hope that she will uncover the Soviet Union espionage tactics.
Director: Jörn Donner | Stars: Minna Haapkylä, Marcus Groth, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Lauri Nurkse
Votes: 355
23. Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963)
76 min | Adventure, War
Summer 1941, soon after the Finnish Winter War. Wist and Anttala are young war veterans whose homes ended up on the wrong side of the new border after the Soviet Union claimed ownership of ... See full summary »
Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Spede Pasanen, Veikko Kerttula, Anja Ahlström
Votes: 305
24. Ski Patrol (1940)
64 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1939 a Finnish reserve unit defends the border and their town in the valley below from Russian invaders who are excavating an explosive-laden tunnel under their mountaintop encampment.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Philip Dorn, Luli Deste, Stanley Fields, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 217
25. Angela's War (1984)
97 min | Drama, War
Angela serves during Finland's Continuation War (1941-1944) as a nurse at a war hospital. There she meets Thomas Schmidt, a German officer who, in part, lost his memory due to her injuries. They fall in love.
Director: Eija-Elina Bergholm | Stars: Ida-Lotta Backman, Mathieu Carrière, Jörn Donner, Kim Gunell
Votes: 61
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