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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| 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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Written by Igor Morozov / Väinö Kaukonen
Performed by hääväki
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The American version was heavily edited and included new footage shot by Americans. 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 »Soundtracks
Nouse sotka soutimilta, alli airoilta yleneWritten by Igor Morozov / Väinö Kaukonen
Performed by hääväki
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This Soviet-Finnish co-production was condemned by Finnish critics and other nationalists even before it was made, on the grounds that only Finns could and should ever make a film about the Kalevala. When it was released, their reviews mainly listed things about it that were "un-Finnish". This was most unfair - visually "Sampo" is far more impressive than anything Finnish film-makers could have achieved at the time with their meagre resources. They haven't achieved anything comparable later either.
The digitally restored 2014 Finnish-language version is a pleasure to watch, but torment to hear because of the poorly dubbed verse dialogue and Igor Morozov's totally boring music. I would like to see the Russian-language version, which is probably better - hopefully the dialogue is not in verse. The butchered American version should be ignored.