1939: Finnish reserve unit defends border, home-town in valley below, from Russian invaders who are excavating an explosives-laden tunnel under their mountaintop encampment.
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| Philip Dorn | ... |
Lt. Viktor Ryder
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| Luli Deste | ... |
Julia Engel
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| Stanley Fields | ... |
Birger Simberg
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Caplt. Per Vallgren
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| Edward Norris | ... |
Paavo Luuki
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| John Qualen | ... |
Gustaf Nerkuu
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| Hardie Albright | ... |
Tyko Gallen
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| John Arledge | ... |
Dick Reynolds
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John Ellis | ... |
Knut Vallgren
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| Henry Brandon | ... |
Jan Sikorsky
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| Kathryn Adams | ... |
Lissa Ryder
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| Abner Biberman | ... |
Russian Field Commander
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
German Olympics Spokesman
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| Addison Richards | ... |
James Burton - Speaker
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| Reed Hadley | ... |
Ivan Dubroski
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| Trevor Bardette | ... |
Russian Tunnel Team Commander
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| John Gallaudet | ... |
Captured Russian Soldier
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| Jody Gilbert | ... |
Fanni Nerkuu
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| Christian Rub | ... |
Jakob Sorenson - Old Villager
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| Leona Roberts | ... |
Mother Ryder
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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| Karl Hackett | ... |
Gregor - Tunnel Soldier (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Nels P. Nelson | ... |
Finnish Camp Cook (uncredited)
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Victor Zimmerman | ... |
Russian Captain (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lew Landers | ||
Written by
| Paul Huston | ... | () |
Produced by
| Warren Douglas | ... | producer |
| Ben Pivar | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Frank Skinner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Milton R. Krasner | ||
Film Editing by
| Edward Curtiss | ... | (as Ed Curtiss) |
Art Direction by
| Jack Otterson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Costume Design by
| Vera West | ||
Art Department
| Ralph M. DeLacy | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound supervisor |
| Robert Pritchard | ... | sound technician |
Music Department
| Hans J. Salter | ... | musical director (as H.J. Salter) |
| Ralph Freed | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Henderson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Previn | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Hans J. Salter | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Franz Waxman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| George Thomas Jr. | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Universal Pictures (1940) (United States) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1961) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Rare Films and More (2018) (United States) (DVD)
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| Taglines | Thrill to the Deeds That Will Go Down in History! (Print Ad-Middlesboro Daily News, ((Middlesboro, Ky.)) 20 May 1940) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Many of the first names of the listed characters are not typically Finnish at all. Most them suggest a person being of either Swedish or Russian descent. Only Paavo is a true Finnish first name, while Per, Jan, Birger, Gustaf, Knut and Jan are more common first names in Sweden. Viktor is clearly Russian. See more » |
| Goofs | The real Finnish landscape does not feature big mountains as shown in the film. Also the traditional costumes look more like Tirolian than Finnish. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Doomed Battalion (1932). See more » |