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The Day the Earth Froze

Original title: Sampo
  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 7m
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4.1/10
1.3K
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Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Andris Osins, and Ivan Voronov in The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold.
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Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build ... Read allBased on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tr... Read allBased on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen... Read all
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1.3K
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  • Director
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
  • Writers
    • Viktor Vitkovich(screenplay)
    • Grigori Yagdfeld(screenplay)
    • Väinö Kaukonen(dialogue adaptation: Finnish language)
  • Stars
    • Urho Somersalmi
    • Anna Orochko
    • Ivan Voronov
  • Director
    • Aleksandr Ptushko
  • Writers
    • Viktor Vitkovich(screenplay)
    • Grigori Yagdfeld(screenplay)
    • Väinö Kaukonen(dialogue adaptation: Finnish language)
  • Stars
    • Urho Somersalmi
    • Anna Orochko
    • Ivan Voronov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Georgiy Millyar, Anna Orochko, Andris Osins, and Ivan Voronov in The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

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    Urho Somersalmi
    Urho Somersalmi
    • Väinämöinen
    Anna Orochko
    Anna Orochko
    • Louhi
    • (as Anna Orotshko)
    Ivan Voronov
    Ivan Voronov
    • Ilmarinen
    Andris Osins
    • Lemminkäinen
    • (as Andris Oshin)
    Ada Voytsik
    Ada Voytsik
    • Mother of Lemminkäinen
    • (as Ada Voitsik)
    Eve Kivi
    Eve Kivi
    • Annikki
    Georgiy Millyar
    Georgiy Millyar
    • Sorcerer
    • (as Georgi Milljar)
    Mikhail Troyanovskiy
    Mikhail Troyanovskiy
    • Soothsayer
    • (as Mihail Trojanovski)
    Anatoliy Barantsev
      Vladimir Boriskin
      Vladimir Boriskin
        Valentin Bryleev
        Valentin Bryleev
          Anneli Haahdenmaa
          • Annikki
          • (Finnish version)
          • (voice)
          Maikki Hako
          • Kalevan kansaa
          Hilkka Helinä
          • Lemminkäinen's mother
          • (Finnish version)
          • (voice)
          E. Hippeläinen
            Mauno Hyvönen
            • Ilmarinen
            • (Finnish version)
            • (voice)
            D. Karpova
            Kauko Kokkonen
            • Lemminkäinen
            • (Finnish version)
            • (voice)
            • Director
              • Aleksandr Ptushko
            • Writers
              • Viktor Vitkovich(screenplay)
              • Grigori Yagdfeld(screenplay)
              • Väinö Kaukonen(dialogue adaptation: Finnish language)
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            • Trivia
              The 2014 Finnish DVD released by Finnkino is uncut, presented in the correct 2:35-1 anamorphic ratio, and has a pastel color.
            • Quotes

              Troll: [Ilmarinen hammers a viking ship out of molten iron, greatly distressing Louhi's trolls] What is to become of us?

            • 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.
            • Connections
              Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day the Earth Froze (1993)
            • Soundtracks
              Mieleni minun tekevi, aivoni ajattelevi
              Written by Igor Morozov / trad.
              Performed by Urho Somersalmi

            User reviews29

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            Eerie and atmospheric fantasy film
            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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            5
            • Pete-156
            • Apr 28, 1999

            Details

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            • Release date
              • April 1964 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • Finland
              • Soviet Union
            • Language
              • Finnish
            • Also known as
              • Carobna vodenica
            • Filming locations
              • Jalta, Crimea, Ukraine
            • Production companies
              • Suomi-Filmi
              • Mosfilm
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            • Budget
              • FIM 1,000,000,000 (estimated)
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 7 minutes
            • Sound mix
              • 4-Track Stereo(original version)

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