Movie · 1989
The Winter War
“They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!”
Released 30 November 1989 189 min Drama / War More from 1989 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
How old were they?
Esko Nikkari
as Yrjö 'Ylli' Alanen
Aarno Sulkanen
as Sihvo
Esko Salminen
as Matti Laurila
Markku Huhtamo
as Aatos Laitila
Kari Kihlström
as Jorma Potila
Vesa Mäkelä
as Yrjö Haavisto
Pertti Sveholm
as Antti Jouppi
Vesa Vierikko
as Jussi Kantola
Tomi Salmela
as Matti Ylinen
Timo Torikka
as Pentti Saari
Esko Kovero
as Juho Pernaa
Taneli Mäkelä
as Martti Hakala
Matti Onnismaa
as Veikko Korpela
Ville Virtanen
as Jaakko Rajala
Heikki Paavilainen
as Vilho Erkkilä
Antti Raivio
as Erkki Somppi
Martti Suosalo
as Arvi Huhtala
Konsta Mäkelä
as Paavo Hakala
Samuli Edelmann
as Mauri Haapasalo
FR·02
The numbers
30years between the oldest and youngest billed
51Esko Nikkari — oldest on the call sheet
21Samuli Edelmann — youngest billed
34average age of the credited cast