The Battle of Tannenberg Line, often referred to as the Battle of the European SS. WWII.1944. The bloodiest conflict on the Eastern Front. Volunteer infantry battalions from Denmark, East Prussia, Flanders, Holland, Norway and Wallonia within the Waffen-SS fight off Soviet Army's thrust at Germany. Half of the SS infantry consists of local Estonian conscripts motivated to resist the looming Soviet re-occupation of their small country. Motivated until they meet their brothers in the Soviet Army. Men brought out of Siberian labour camps and now returning home. Today 70 years on, the makers of Estonia's biggest ever box-office success ...
Director: Elmo Nüganen
Production Firm(s) | Taska Film |
Color | color |
Sound | sound |
Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
Genre | Epic, historical, War |
Text / Dialogue | Estonian, German, Russian |
Subtitles | English, |
Duration | 99:56 |
Producer | Kristian Taska |
Co-producer | Maria Avdjuško | Ilkka Y.L. Matila |
Director | Elmo Nüganen |
Screenwriter | Leo Kunnas |
Cinematographer | Rein Kotov | Mart Taniel |
Art Director | Kalju Kivi |
Costume Designer | Mare Raidma |
Composer | Jaak Jürisson |
Sound Designer | Jyrki Rahkonen |
Editor | Tambet Tasuja | Kimmo Taavila |