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The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze

1959 Adventure Fantasy
Release date : August 24, 1959
Runtime : 1h 30m
Countries of origin : Finland / Soviet Union /
Original Language : Finnish / Russian /
Director : Aleksandr Ptushko /
Writers : Grigori Yagdfeld / Viktor Vitkovich / Elias Lönnrot /
Production companies : Mosfilm / Suomi-Filmi /
August 24, 1959 1h 30m Finland Adventure Finnish More
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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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Andris Oshin
Andris Oshin
Lemminkäinen
Eve Kivi
Eve Kivi
Annikki
Anna Orochko
Anna Orochko
Louhi
Ivan Voronov
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen
Vladimir Boriskin
Vladimir Boriskin
Ada Vojtsik
Ada Vojtsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Anatoliy Barantsev
Anatoliy Barantsev
Valentin Bryleev
Valentin Bryleev
Georgi Millyar
Georgi Millyar
Sorcerer
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller
Narrator
Viktor Uralsky
Viktor Uralsky
Sylva Rossi
Sylva Rossi
Anneli Haahdenmaa
Anneli Haahdenmaa
Annikki (voice)
Alice Lyly
Alice Lyly

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SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer Trailer
SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer
Sampo (1959) Trailer [HD] Trailer
Sampo (1959) Trailer [HD]
The Day The Earth Froze trailer (1959) Trailer
The Day The Earth Froze trailer (1959)
MST3K - Favorite Moments - The Day The Earth Froze Bloopers
MST3K - Favorite Moments - The Day The Earth Froze
MST3K 422 - The Day the Earth Froze Featurette
MST3K 422 - The Day the Earth Froze
MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes Bloopers
MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes
SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K Clip
SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K
SAMPO (1959) Scenes (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) Clip
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) Clip
SAMPO (1959) Trims (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964)
THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959) Featurette
THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959)
The Day The Earth Froze (1963) Featurette
The Day The Earth Froze (1963)
The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON Clip
The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON
The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice Clip
The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice

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  • title：The Day the Earth Froze
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1959
  • Runtime：1h 30m
  • Genres： Adventure · Fantasy ·
  • Countries of origin： Finland · Soviet Union ·
  • Original Language： Finnish · Russian ·
  • Director： Aleksandr Ptushko /
  • Writers： Grigori Yagdfeld · Viktor Vitkovich · Elias Lönnrot ·
  • Production companies： Mosfilm · Suomi-Filmi ·
  • 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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