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The Day the Earth Froze

Adventure, Fantasy | 1959-08-24 | Finland, Soviet Union

IMDB4.2 / 10

Budget$0

Budget$0

Runtime90 min.

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced

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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Mosfilm
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Suomi-Filmi

Videos

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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)

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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)