The Mannerheim Line
Produced by the Soviet Union to justify its 1939-40 Winter War campaign in Finland, this outstanding documentary---more than any other such cinematic record---visually depicts the much vaunted Mannerheim Line in all its actual emplacements, as seen but two weeks after their capture, and as filmed by Red Army combat photographers onsite, directed by Vasili Belayev.
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The Mannerheim Line
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 18, 1940
Runtime
1h 14m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Линия Маннергейма
Production Companies
Leningrad Documentary Film Studio
Director
Vasili Belayev
Description
Produced by the Soviet Union to justify its 1939-40 Winter War campaign in Finland, this outstanding documentary---more than any other such cinematic record---visually depicts the much vaunted Mannerheim Line in all its actual emplacements, as seen but two weeks after their capture, and as filmed by Red Army combat photographers onsite, directed by Vasili Belayev.
