The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

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90 min - Adventure | Fantasy - April 1964 (USA)

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Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkainen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi... See full summary »

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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
	T. Romppainen
	E. Hippeläinen
	N. Kollen
	Viktor Uralsky
	Aleksandr Macheret
	Anatoli Barantsev

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Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkainen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkainen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness. Written by Leo L. Schwab <ewhac@best.com>

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Adventure | Fantasy

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Finland

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Finnish

Release Date:

April 1964 (USA) See more »

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Sampo See more »

Filming Locations:

Jalta, Crimea, Ukraine See more »

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Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi See more »

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Argentina: 90 min | Finland: 85 min | Soviet Union: 91 min | USA: 67 min

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Mono | Mono (English version) | 4-Track Stereo (original version)

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Color (Sovcolor)

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2.35 : 1

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Troll: [Ilmarinen hammers a viking ship out of molten iron, greatly distressing Louhi's trolls] What is to become of us?
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Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day the Earth Froze (#5.22)" (1993) See more »

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"Terve kasvos näyttämästä, päivä kulta koittamasta"
Written by Igor Morozov / Väinö Kaukonen
Performed by Eve Kivi See more »

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