Commando Assault
1963 · 106 min · ★ 6.1 · War
Lieutenant Takala meets his fellow partisans of 20th division many year after the war. With flashbacks we see the events of summer 1944.
Directed by Mikko Niskanen · Written by Matti Kassila
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Matti Oravisto Erkki Takala -
Kauko Laurikainen Järvelin - P Paul Budsko Hanhivaara
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Heimo Lepistö Orava - V Valde Pitkänen Kangas
- J Jaakko Jokelin Uula Andaras
- E Erkki Siltola Kokkonen
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Yrjö Järvinen Paavo Saastamoinen -
Tea Ista Maria Takala -
Anja Pohjola Esikuntalotta -
Ritva Vepsä Riitta -
Vieno Saaristo Helke
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