The Day the Earth Froze

Original title: Sampo

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4.3/10

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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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The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, ... Read allThe evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a 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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IMDb RATING

4.3/10

1.5K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Louhi
(as Anna Orotshko)

Ivan Voronov

Ilmarinen

Andris Osins

Lemminkäinen
(as Andris Oshin)

Ada Voytsik

Mother of Lemminkäinen
(as Ada Voitsik)

Eve Kivi

Annikki

Georgiy Millyar

Sorcerer
(as Georgi Milljar)

Mikhail Troyanovskiy

Soothsayer
(as Mihail Trojanovski)

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)

Storyline

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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

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Featured review

7/10

Kalevala

This movie is based on our national epic called Kalevala. I think I saw this movie when I was a teenager and didn't really appreciate it, but now I absolutely love it.

By the way... the language in this movie is not Russian...it's Finnish... and I should know.

I'm sure that this movie is on video, but it might be only in Finnish.

I would also recommend Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki and his excellent movies; I hired a contract killer, tulitikkutehtaan tytto and a man without a past.

Hyvia elokuvakokemuksia kaikille!