
181 minutes
12/23/1955
It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun.

Kosti Klemelä
as Koskela

Heikki Savolainen
as Hietanen

Reino Tolvanen
as Rokka

Veikko Sinisalo
as Lahtinen

Åke Lindman
as Lehto

Pentti Siimes
as Määttä

Leo Riuttu
as Vanhala

Kaarlo Halttunen
as Rahikainen
Matti Ranin
as Kariluoto

Jussi Jurkka
as Lammio

Tauno Palo
as Sarastie

Pentti Irjala
as Kaarna

Vilho Siivola
as Mäkilä
Martti Romppanen
as Sihvonen

Tapio Hämäläinen
as Salo

Olavi Ahonen
as Riitaoja
Tarmo Manni
as Honkajoki
Veli-Matti Kaitala
as Hauhia
Kale Teuronen
as Susi

Vili Auvinen
as Asumaniemi

Saulo Haarla
as Jalovaara
Sakari Halonen
as Eerola
Osmo Harkimo
as Military Police Lieutenant
Anja Hatakka
as Nina
Aimo Hiltunen
as Lampinen

Ekke Hämäläinen
as Doctor
Erkki Häsänen
as Infantry Second Lieutenant
Markku Inkilä
as Messenger
Jukka Jaakonkari
as Recruit

Kalevi Kahra
as Recruit

Eino Kaipainen
as Lieutenant Colonel
Topi Kankainen
as Korpela
Kalervo Kumpulainen
as Military Priest
Arvo Kuusla
as Infantryman
Matti Kuusla
as Wounded Soldier

Aarne Laine
as Korsumäki
Eikka Lehtonen
as Engineer Second Lieutenant
Leevi Linko
as Sinkkonen

Mikko Niskanen
as Mielonen
Pertti Palo
as Military Clerk

Veijo Pasanen
as Uusitalo
Olavi Pajunen
as Executed Soldier
Antero Ruuhonen
as Executed Soldier
Vilho Ruuskanen
as Autio
Taneli Rinne
as Ukkola
Osmo Pöntinen
as Medic
Lilja Salmi
as Lotta
Tauno Söder
as Fleeing Private
Olavi Tuomi
as Military Cook

Veikko Uusimäki
as Baranow
Alpo Vammelvuo
as Sarastie's Adjutant

Helena Vinkka
as Vera
Pertti Weckström
as Singing Second Lieutenant

Kaarlo Wilska
as Private Without Legs

Heikki Heino
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

Martti Kuningas
as Private (uncredited)
Leo Torkko
as Private (uncredited)