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Poster of The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze

1959-1h 30min
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4.4 / 10 25

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.

Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko

Writers Viktor Vitkovich Grigori Yagdfeld Elias Lönnrot

Stars Andris Ošiņš Eve Kivi Anna Orochko

Videos

Thumbnail of the video: The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice

The Day the Earth Froze (1964) / Sampo (1959) Three Versions of the Same Scene Shot Twice

Thumbnail of the video: THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959)

THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) American Cut and Dub Remastered Version of SAMPO (1959)

Thumbnail of the video: SAMPO (1959) Scenes (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964)

SAMPO (1959) Scenes (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964)

Thumbnail of the video: SAMPO (1959) Trims (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 of the video: SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K

SAMPO (1959) Footage Comparison CinemaScope to 1.33:1 to MST3K

Thumbnail of the video: SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer

SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer

Thumbnail of the video: The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON

The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON

Thumbnail of the video: MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes

MST3K: The Day The Earth Froze - Something Goofy This Way Comes

Thumbnail of the video: The Day The Earth Froze (1963)

The Day The Earth Froze (1963)

Thumbnail of the video: Sampo (1959) Trailer [HD]

Sampo (1959) Trailer [HD]

Thumbnail of the video: The Day The Earth Froze trailer (1959)

The Day The Earth Froze trailer (1959)

Thumbnail of the video: MST3K - Favorite Moments - The Day The Earth Froze

MST3K - Favorite Moments - The Day The Earth Froze

Cast

Andris Ošiņš's picture in the cast

Andris Ošiņš

Lemminkäinen
Eve Kivi's picture in the cast

Eve Kivi

Annikki
Anna Orochko's picture in the cast

Anna Orochko

Louhi
Ivan Voronov's picture in the cast

Ivan Voronov

Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi's picture in the cast

Urho Somersalmi

Väinämöinen
Vladimir Boriskin's picture in the cast

Vladimir Boriskin

Ada Vojtsik's picture in the cast

Ada Vojtsik

Mother of Lemminkäinen
Anatoliy Barantsev's picture in the cast

Anatoliy Barantsev

Valentin Bryleev's picture in the cast

Valentin Bryleev

Georgi Millyar's picture in the cast

Georgi Millyar

Sorcerer
Mikhail Troyanovsky's picture in the cast

Mikhail Troyanovsky

Marvin Miller's picture in the cast

Marvin Miller

Narrator

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