DOKUMENTIN YTIMESSÄ 44: MANNERHEIM

I dokumentärens kärna 44: Mannerheim / In the Core of the Documentary 44: Mannerheim. Programme curated by Ilkka Kippola, Jari Sedergren. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 5 Nov 2008. Presented by Ilkka Kippola.
Suomen kansallinen sotajoukko. FI 1918. 11 min - good print
Talonpoikaismarssi 7. VII 1930. FI 1930. Excerpts on Betacam SP, 10 min
Mannerheimin 70-vuotispäivän juhlallisuudet. FI 1937. 9 min - good print
Deutsche Auslandswochenschau 563: [Hitler Visits Finland]. DE 1942. DP: Walter Frenz. 11 min excerpt - 16mm. - On the dvd, there is the Finnish newsreel on Hitler's visit to Finland; here we see the German perspective. The viewer is made to understand that Vyborg was conquered from the USSR after Hitler's visit (it was conquered before).
Puolustusvoimain katsaus 52: Suomen marsalkan vastavierailu Saksaan. FI 1942. 16 min. Mannerheim visits Hitler, Göring, Himmler in Germany
[Rintamavierailut syksyllä 1941-42. Unreleased]. FI 1941-1942. Betacam SP with 2008 commentary by Ohto Manninen, Ilkka Kippola. 7 min
[Marsalkan metsästysmaja. Unreleased]. FI 1942. Betacam SP with 2008 commentary by Ohto Manninen, Ilkka Kippola. 11 min
[Päämajakaupunki Mikkeli. Unreleased]. FI 194X. Betacam SP with 2008 commentary by Ohto Manninen, Ilkka Kippola. 9 min
Suomen Marsalkan viimeinen matka. FI 1951. 15 min
Marsalkan päivä. FI 1960. 8 min. Vintage print, colour starting to fade.
A great programme on the public image of C.G.E. Mannerheim, the Marshal of Finland (1867-1951). Although there is now a good dvd of the Mannerheim documentary films, on screen the impact is stronger.