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The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced

Genre : Adventure, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Aleksandr Ptushko

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Viktor Vitkovich
Viktor Vitkovich
Writer
Grigori Yagdfeld
Grigori Yagdfeld
Writer
G. Kusnetsov
G. Kusnetsov
Producer
Risto Orko
Risto Orko
Producer
Igor V. Morozov
Igor V. Morozov
Original Music Composer
Aleksandr Ptushko
Aleksandr Ptushko
Director
Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot
Novel
Viktor Yakushev
Viktor Yakushev
Director of Photography
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

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

Posters and backgrounds

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