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 ...
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Cast
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| Urho Somersalmi | ... | Väinämöinen | |
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Anna Orochko | ... | Louhi (as Anna Orotshko) |
| Ivan Voronov | ... | Ilmarinen | |
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Andris Oshin | ... | Lemminkäinen (as Andris Oshin) |
| Ada Vojtsik | ... | Mother of Lemminkäinen (as Ada Voitsik) | |
| Eve Kivi | ... | Annikki | |
| Georgiy Millyar | ... | Sorcerer (as Georgi Milljar) | |
| Mikhail Troyanovskiy | ... | Soothsayer (as Mihail Trojanovski) | |
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Anatoliy Barantsev | ... | (as A. Barantsev) |
| Vladimir Boriskin | ... | (as V. Boriskin) | |
| Valentin Bryleev | ... | (as Valentin Brylejev) | |
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Anneli Haahdenmaa | ... | Annikki (voice) |
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Maikki Hako | ... | Kalevan kansaa |
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Hilkka Helinä | ... | Lemminkäinen's mother (voice) |
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E. Hippeläinen | ... | (as Emma Hippeläinen) |
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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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FinnishRelease Date:
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This was the only Finnish film that had a 4-track stereo soundtrack. See more »Quotes
Troll: [Ilmarinen hammers a viking ship out of molten iron, greatly distressing Louhi's trolls] What is to become of us?See more »
Alternate Versions
Four versions of this film were filmed at the same time: with Finnish and Russian dialogue and with normal and anamorphic optics. The Finnish version was subsequently edited to exclude some scenes that were considered to be unorthodox compared to "Kalevala", the original epic. Also most of the dialogue in the Finnish version was dubbed in verse form unlike the version that was filmed. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I think this movie has been unfairly maligned, having been spoofed on MST3K. Despite the low production values and the bad dubbing (as well as the difference in cultures), the movie is quite watchable, and even decently entertaining. The worst part of the film, I felt, was the "witch" Loki. "She" came off as being more irritable than sinister.