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The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

Overview

Based on Finnish mythology; Lemminkäinen 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 fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
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Aleksandr Ptushko profile
Aleksandr Ptushko

Director

Cast

Andris Oshin profile
Andris Oshin

Lemminkäinen

Eve Kivi profile
Eve Kivi

Annikki

Anna Orochko profile
Anna Orochko

Louhi

Ivan Voronov profile
Ivan Voronov

Ilmarinen

Urho Somersalmi profile
Urho Somersalmi

Väinämöinen

Vladimir Boriskin profile
Vladimir Boriskin

Ada Vojtsik profile
Ada Vojtsik

Mother of Lemminkäinen

Anatoliy Barantsev profile
Anatoliy Barantsev

Valentin Bryleev profile
Valentin Bryleev

Georgi Millyar profile
Georgi Millyar

Sorcerer

Mikhail Troyanovsky profile
Mikhail Troyanovsky

Marvin Miller profile
Marvin Miller

Narrator

Andris Oshin profile
Andris Oshin

Lemminkäinen

Eve Kivi profile
Eve Kivi

Annikki

Anna Orochko profile
Anna Orochko

Louhi

Ivan Voronov profile
Ivan Voronov

Ilmarinen

Urho Somersalmi profile
Urho Somersalmi

Väinämöinen

Vladimir Boriskin profile
Vladimir Boriskin

Ada Vojtsik profile
Ada Vojtsik

Mother of Lemminkäinen

Anatoliy Barantsev profile
Anatoliy Barantsev

Valentin Bryleev profile
Valentin Bryleev

Georgi Millyar profile
Georgi Millyar

Sorcerer

Mikhail Troyanovsky profile
Mikhail Troyanovsky

Marvin Miller profile
Marvin Miller

Narrator

Extra

Release Date

August 24, 1959

Original Language

Finnish, Russian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Mosfilm logoSuomi-Filmi logo

Available On

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Videos

The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice thumbnail
The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice
THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959) thumbnail
THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959)
SAMPO (1959) Scenes (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) thumbnail
SAMPO (1959) Scenes (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964)
SAMPO (1959) Trims (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) thumbnail
SAMPO (1959) Trims (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964)
SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K thumbnail
SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K
SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer thumbnail
SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer
The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON thumbnail
The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON
MST3K 422 - The Day the Earth Froze thumbnail
MST3K 422 - The Day the Earth Froze
MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes thumbnail
MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes

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