Movie

Vartioitu kylä 1944

Released: November 3, 1978 (1978)

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genres: War, Drama

In the summer of 1944, long-range reconnaissance soldier Jaakko Tulivaara returns to his family and girlfriend Anna for a break in his home village in Kainuu, located near the Soviet border and the war zone, which is protected from partisans by a military unit led by Sergeant Tolvanen.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Kaarlo Karppanen as Kärnä
Age at release: 73
Martti Kuningas as Silmäpuoli sotilas
Age at release: 45
Markku Blomqvist as Jalo Vuokko
Age at release: 44
Antti Litja as Kersantti Tolvanen
Age at release: 40
Tuula Nyman as Ethel Paakinaho
Age at release: 35
Paavo Piskonen as Sotamies Kervinen
Age at release: 34
Markku Huhtamo as Sotamies Kumpulainen
Age at release: 32
Kaija Kangas as Anna Keskitalo
Age at release: 26
Raimo Grönberg as Janne Kyllönen
Age at release: 25
Timo Torikka as Jaakko Tulivaara
Age at release: 20