
Das Boot(1981)
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.


“They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!”
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.

Taneli Mäkelä
Martti Hakala

Vesa Vierikko
Jussi Kantola

Timo Torikka
Pentti Saari

Heikki Paavilainen
Vilho Erkkilä

Antti Raivio
Erkki Somppi

Esko Kovero
Juho Pernaa

Martti Suosalo
Arvi Huhtala

Markku Huhtamo
Aatos Laitila

Matti Onnismaa
Veikko Korpela

Konsta Mäkelä
Paavo Hakala
The Winter War is a drama, war film released in 1989 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war ii, finnish winter war. Directed by Pekka Parikka, it stars Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka. 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.
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