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| Porkkalan evakuointi / [The Evacuation of Porkkala] (FI 1955 [1944]). PC: Oy Filmiseppo. DP: Reino Tenkanen. Narrator: Paavo Nurmi. |
FI 1955 (1944). PC: Oy Filmiseppo. DP: Reino Tenkanen. Narrator: Paavo Nurmi.
8 min
A beautiful vintage 35 mm print.
Viewed at Orion, Helsinki, 25 May 2005.
Finland was never occupied during or after WWII, but the USSR rented a small piece of land, the Porkkala Peninsula near Helsinki, for a naval base for 11 years. A powerful and fascinating film.
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