Beyond the Front Line

Beyond the Front Line

127 mins | History | March 5, 2004

A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles against the Soviet Union.

Beyond the Front Line

127 mins | History | March 5, 2004

Beyond the Front Line
A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles against the Soviet Union.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy
Original title Framom främsta linjen
Directors Katri Kannisto, Mirja Salmenkivi, Åke Lindman
Writers Stefan Forss, Benedict Zilliacus

Cast

Tobias Zilliacus

as Harry Järv

Ilkka Heiskanen

as Lt.Col. Alpo Marttinen

Christoffer Westerlund

as Allan Finholm

Kim Gustafsson

as Björk

Sampo Sarkola

as Kaustinen

Martin Bahne

as Lindblad

Jan-Christian Söderholm

as Klas Helèn

Riko Eklundh

as Captain Renvall

Heikki Törmi

as Lagerbohm