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Director:
Aleksandr Ptushko
Writers:
Väinö Kaukonen (Finnish dialogue editor)
Viktor Vitkovich (writer)
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Release Date:
April 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Fantasy more
Tagline:
The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced
Plot:
Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkainen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Eerie and atmospheric fantasy film more (19 total)

Cast

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Andris Oshin ... Lemminkäinen (as Andris Oshin)
Eve Kivi ... Annikki
Anna Orochko ... Louhi (as Anna Orotshko)
Ivan Voronov ... Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi ... Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik ... Mother of Lemminkäinen (as Ada Voitsik)
Georgi Millyar ... Sorcerer (as Georgij Miljar)
Mikhail Troyanovsky ... Soothsayer (as Mihail Trojanovskij)
Lennart Lauramaa (as L. Lauramaa)
T. Romppainen
E. Hippeläinen (as Emma Hippeläinen)
N. Kollen
Viktor Uralsky (as Viktor Uralskij)
Aleksandr Macheret (as A. Matsheret)
Anatoli Barantsev (as A. Barantsev)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Сампо (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Sampo (Finland)
Satu sammosta (Finland) (working title)
The Day the Earth Froze (USA)
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Runtime:
Argentina:90 min | Finland:85 min | Soviet Union:91 min | USA:67 min
Country:
Finland | Soviet Union
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color (Sovcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (English version) | 4-Track Stereo (original version)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8
Filming Locations:
Jalta, Crimea, Ukraine more
Company:
Mosfilm more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Troll: [Ilmarinen hammers a viking ship out of molten iron, greatly distressing Louhi's trolls] What is to become of us? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Terve kasvos näyttämästä, päivä kulta koittamasta more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Eerie and atmospheric fantasy film, 28 April 1999
Author: Peter Davie (peter.davie@ibm.net) from Sydney, Australia

I can only remember seeing this movie once, back in my schooldays in the early 70's. The tile being "The Day the Earth Froze". What most comes to mind was the fantastic atmosphere it had, very dark, gloomy almost surreal. It was about a Sampo (as far as I could make out or remember, it was a machine for making either money or gold). Everyone in the movie seemed old, dirty and poor. I think it was their quest to find the sampo or retrieve it or something like that. I would love to know if the movie ever made it to video.

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