The Day the Earth Froze(Movie, 1959)

Name: The Day the Earth Froze
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1959
Duration: T01:30:00
Rating: 2.1

Original title: "Sampo" (Finnish/FI)

1h 30min | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Rating: 2.1/5 (with 9 votes)

Sampo (Russian: Сампо) is a 1959 Soviet–Finnish fantasy film based loosely on the events depicted in the Finnish national epic Kalevala. In the United States, it was released in an edited version, The Day the Earth Froze, by American International Pictures as a double feature with Conquered City. This version was later featured in a 1993 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. ()

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About The Day the Earth Froze

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 father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

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Trailer for The Day the Earth Froze + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer(Trailer, 3:31)

SAMPO (1959) Restored Trailer (Trailer)

Sampo (1959) Trailer [HD] (Trailer)

The Day The Earth Froze Trailer (1959) (Trailer)

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

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

The Day the Earth Froze (1959 1964) REMASTERING COMPARISON (Clip)

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

The Day The Earth Froze (1963) (Featurette)

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

MST3K - Favorite Moments - The Day The Earth Froze (Bloopers)

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

SAMPO (1959) Trims (from German Dub) Deleted from the English THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE (1964) (Clip, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: Finland, Soviet Union

Made by: suomi-filmi

Original language: Finnish (FI)

Spoken languages: Finnish (FI), Russian (RU)

Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/24/1959

Cast: Urho Somersalmi, Anna Orochko, Georgy Millyar, Ivan Voronov, Eve Kivi

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko, Risto Orko

Producer: Risto Orko

Screenwriter: Viktor Vitkovich, Grigory Yagdfeld

Director of Photography: Viktor Yakushev

Composer: Igor Morozov

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Сампо"

Keywords: based on novel or book, kalevala (finnish national epic)

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