---
title: 'The Headquarters (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Matti Kassila'
released: '1970-11-06'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-headquarters-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133167/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Headquarters (1970)

1970 · 88 min · Drama, War · Finland

Original title: Päämaja

## Synopsis

The Headquarters is a 1970 Finnish historical war drama film written and directed by Matti Kassila. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Matti Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-kassila)
- **Screenplay:** [Matti Kassila](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-kassila), [Risto Juhani](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-juhani)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jaakko Salo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaakko-salo)
- **Producer:** [Risto Orko](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-orko)
- **Director of Photography:** [Esko Nevalainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/esko-nevalainen)

## Cast

- [Jussi Jurkka](https://cinepixo.com/people/jussi-jurkka) as Aksel Airo
- [Joel Rinne](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-rinne) as Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

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