Tali-Ihantala 1944
| Tali-Ihantala 1944 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Åke Lindman and Sakari Kirjavainen |
| Produced by | Alf Hemming |
| Written by | Stefan Forss, Benedict Zilliacus, Esko Salervo |
| Starring | Marcus Groth, Onni Thulesius, Asko Sarkola |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
| Release dates | 7 December 2007 |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €3,200,000 |
Tali-Ihantala 1944 is a 2007 Finnish war film directed by Åke Lindman and Sakari Kirjavainen, based on the Battle of Tali-Ihantala. Filming began during the summer of 2006 and was screened in autumn 2007. Åke Lindman himself wanted the film to be as real as possible, and only include facts. He also wanted Finns to remember the sacrifices the soldiers made in those battles.
The film received 350,000 euros in production support from the Finnish Film Foundation. The organization created to raise money for the movie was led by Admiral Jan Klenberg and was protected by the former Finnish President Mauno Koivisto.
The movie was made using a wide array of genuine wartime vehicles and, when it was not possible to acquire originals, replicas were used. Some of the tanks used were actual individual vehicles which had participated in the actual real life battles depicted in the film, and stored in museum. Also used was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 replica, made by the German company Flug Werk.[1] During the shooting of the movie, the aircraft was decorated with markings similar to that of Major Erich Rudorffer's aircraft in 1944.