For all you War Movie fans...

...You probably haven't heard of the movie Winter War, and I admit, I had forgotten about this classic as well. A gruelling 195 minutes in length, it is basically one epic battle scene with a few short intervals. Needless to say, 3 and a half hours of constant battle is quite numbing to the senses.

Anyway, much of it has been hosted on youtube, so I just thought I'd post it here for you to check out (it has subtitles). I'll attempt to get these clips in a somewhat chronological order.

Ah so is this the complete film coz i dontwant to see half a movie now,

well those are all the battle scenes of the movie. There's alot more in the beginning of the film though. Like the mobilization and rather blunt (and uniquely Finnish)farewells. Not many lads came back in one piece.

Originally Posted by Darkragnar

Ah so is this the complete film coz i dontwant to see half a movie now,

Its not the whole film, sorry. 195 minutes is a lot to host on youtube.

Well I didn't check those videos, but I think there's one battle scene missing.
It's the part where Martti is ordered to send greetings to the new company commander in fierce artillery barrage.

When he finally makes it there alive, the commander asks what message he was supposed to bring, and Martti answers: "Hi", then the company leader gets shot in the head, and Martti goes back.

right after that the finns are supposed to flush out some soviets from a nearby bunker.

That was one of the best scenes in the movie IMO.

Originally Posted by Town Watch

Well I didn't check those videos, but I think there's one battle scene missing.
It's the part where Martti is ordered to send greetings to the new company commander in fierce artillery barrage.

When he finally makes it there alive, the commander asks what message he was supposed to bring, and Martti answers: "Hi", then the company leader gets shot in the head, and Martti goes back.

right after that the finns are supposed to flush out some soviets from a nearby bunker.

That was one of the best scenes in the movie IMO.

Its there, I think second or third clip.

I meant the taking of the bunker by the fifth company. Anyways its there, the sixth one. Gotta love the conversation in the beginning of the clip.

Yep, Winter War was a great film, I love it. Anyone seen "Ambush?" http://www.amazon.com/Ambush-Peter-F...169262-1436844
It takes place after the Winter War and has that same feel to it, another great film. check it out if you like Winter war.

Originally Posted by Drexxus Maximus

Yep, Winter War was a great film, I love it. Anyone seen "Ambush?" http://www.amazon.com/Ambush-Peter-F...169262-1436844
It takes place after the Winter War and has that same feel to it, another great film. check it out if you like Winter war.

These movie translations are always very crappy. The more familiar name for this film would be "Rukajärven tie". I haven't actually seen that one though.
I also recommend the black-white version of the Tuntematons Sotilas, by Edvin Laine. Well the newer colour version was good too, but it ain't got the same feeling in it.

And the guy who plays Määttä in the newer version of Tuntematon sotilas, looks just like my mormon english teacher. He's really creepy by the way. He looks just like this arfrisco guy's avatar here at twcenter.

Great movie, that

So, who are the guys in the white? Because it doesnt sound like German

Originally Posted by Il Duce

So, who are the guys in the white? Because it doesnt sound like German

Good one.

I've been searching for this movie high-and-low here in Belgium. But of course, a very good European movie is less available here than the crappiest Hollywood productions. *sigh*

Originally Posted by CaptainCernick

I've been searching for this movie high-and-low here in Belgium. But of course, a very good European movie is less available here than the crappiest Hollywood productions. *sigh*

If you do find it, be sure to pick up the 195 minute version and not the 125 minute version.

the point is, that Finnish army used a lot of those m18 helmets (german ww1 helmets), maybe even newer models(ww2 german helmets), since we were allies of axis powers anyways. So there you go.

by the way in the 8th clip there was that medic who got hit in the stomach by shrapnel, he was then dragged into the horse sleigh. In the book he survived even after the war, that's what Martti tells, but the actual horse fell in ice, only to be dragged up by some 2 nurmolaiset. So that scene is just wrong

Is this Russia vs. Finland circa WW2? The names they're using seem Finnish...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_war

Originally Posted by CaptainCernick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_war

Thanks, I now have a hell of a lot more respect for the Finns...they did to the Russians what the Russians did to the Germans...