The Headquarters (film)

The Headquarters (Finnish: Päämaja) is a 1970 Finnish historical war drama film written and directed by Matti Kassila.[1] Based on the 1966 Finnish play Päämajassa by Ilmari Turja, the film describes the mood and atmosphere of the Finnish army headquarters led by Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim in Mikkeli in the summer of 1944 during the breakthrough of the Karelian Isthmus.[2][3]

The Headquarters
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byMatti Kassila
Written byMatti Kassila
Risto Juhani
Based onPäämajassa by Ilmari Turja
Produced byRisto Orko
Pentti Helanne
StarringJoel Rinne
Jussi Jurkka
Tamara Lund
CinematographyEsko Nevalainen
Edited byPentti Ojala
Music byJaakko Salo
Production
company
Release date
6 November 1970
Running time
88 min
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
BudgetFIM 442,500[1]

Marshal Mannerheim is played by Joel Rinne in his last film role. Differences of opinion regarding the role of Mannerheim caused dispute between Kassila and Rinne during the filming and led to polemics in the press after the premiere.[4] The film's second main character, lieutenant general A. F. Airo, is played by Jussi Jurkka, who won the Jussi Award for Best Actor for his performance.[1][5]

Plot

In the summer of 1944, in the Mikkeli headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces, in the moments of the resolution of the Continuation War, General Airo gives the attack order without asking the commander-in-chief, Marshal Mannerheim, as the major attack on the Karelian Isthmus approaches. When the war turns into defeat, dissension in the staff is caused not only by nervous pressure, but also by an anonymously published newspaper article inciting a defeatist mentality and a list of ministers drawn up by the Germans in case of Finland's withdrawal from the war.

Cast

See also

References
  1. "Päämaja". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. Karjalainen, Jussi (25 May 1993). "Päämajan päättäjinä kamppailevat Joel Rinteen Mannerheim ja Jussi Jurkan kenraali Airo". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. Fränti, Mikael (6 December 1994). "Joel Rinteen ja Jussi Jurkan purevaa vuoropuhelua Matti Kassilan Päämajassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. Malmi, Timo (8 June 2010). "Elokuvat". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). p. 42.
  5. "Jussi Jurkka". Finna.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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