The Road of War
MovieTitle | Taistelun tie |
User score | 7 |
Release date | May 19, 1940 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Risto Orko |
Production country | Finland |
Production companies | Suomi-Filmi |
Run time | 72 min. |
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.