The Day the Earth Froze Poster

The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"

4.4/10 1h 30m Aug 24, 1959
Adventure Fantasy

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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Movie Details

Original Title Sampo
Original Language FI
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

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Andris Ošiņš
Lemminkäinen
Popularity: 0.0
Eve Kivi
Eve Kivi
Annikki
Popularity: 0.2
Anna Orochko
Anna Orochko
Louhi
Popularity: 0.1
Ivan Voronov
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
Popularity: 0.0
Urho Somersalmi
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen
Popularity: 0.0
Vladimir Boriskin
Vladimir Boriskin
Popularity: 0.1
Ada Vojtsik
Ada Vojtsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Popularity: 0.1
Anatoliy Barantsev
Anatoliy Barantsev
Popularity: 0.1
Valentin Bryleev
Valentin Bryleev
Popularity: 0.2
Georgi Millyar
Georgi Millyar
Sorcerer
Popularity: 0.2
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Popularity: 0.2
Marvin Miller
Marvin Miller
Narrator
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Writer Grigori Yagdfeld, Viktor Vitkovich
Producer Gleb Kuznetsov, Risto Orko
Director Aleksandr Ptushko

Production

Mosfilm
SU
Suomi-Filmi
FI

Videos & Trailers

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

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Keywords

witch based on novel or book darkness mill based on myths, legends or folklore finnish mythology kalevala (finnish national epic)

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Details
Release Date August 24, 1959
Runtime 1h 30m
Language FI
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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