1944 The Final Defence (2007)
Tali-Ihantala 1944
117 min
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
- Release date
- December 7, 2007
- Country of origin
- Finland
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Trailer
Cast
- Rauno Ahonen as Lieutenant Colonel
- Mikko Bredenberg as Captain Carl-Birger Kvikant
- Riko Eklundh as Colonel Sven Björkman
- Marc Gassot as Sergeant Reino Lehväslaiho
- Marcus Groth as Major General Ruben Lagus
- Johan Hallström as Second Lieutenant Thorbjörnsson
- Kari Hevossaari as Lieutenant Puhakka
- Aku Hirviniemi as Tykistön tulenjohtaja
- Antti Holma as Soldier
- Janne Hyytiäinen as Major of Air-force
- Markku Hyvönen as Korpraali Väisänen
- Emil Johnsen as Soldier
- Tapani Kalliomäki as Majuri Antti Suurkari
- Santtu Karvonen as Alikersanttiradisti
- Kari Ketonen as Majuri Eero Leppänen
- Mikkomarkus Ahtiainen
- Frank Biermann
- Jussi Brech
Crew
- Åke Lindman · Director
- Stefan Forss · Writer
- Benedict Zilliacus · Writer
- Esko Salervo · Writer
- Alf Hemming · Producer
- Timo Hietala · Composer
- Pauli Sipiläinen · Cinematographer
- Juha Antti-Poika · Editor
- Sakari Kirjavainen · Editor
- Christian Sandström · Casting director
- Risto Karhula · Production designer