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Sampo (Russian: Сампо) is a 1959 Soviet–Finnish film based loosely on the events depicted in the Finnish national epic Kalevala. In 1964, a significantly edited, English-dubbed version called The Day the Earth Froze was released internationally. This version was later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Original Release
08/24/1959
US Release
04/01/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Urho Somersalmi | Väinämöinen |
| Anna Orochko | Louhi |
| Ivan Voronov | Ilmarinen |
| Andris Osins | Lemminkäinen |
| Ada Voytsik | Mother of Lemminkäinen |
| Eve Kivi | Annikki |
| Georgiy Millyar | Sorcerer |
| Mikhail Troyanovskiy | Soothsayer |
| Anatoliy Barantsev | (as A. Barantsev) |
| Vladimir Boriskin | (as V. Boriskin) |
Directors
Writers
Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld, Väinö Kaukonen, Elias Lönnrot
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Urho Somersalmi | Väinämöinen |
| Anna Orochko | Louhi |
| Ivan Voronov | Ilmarinen |
| Andris Osins | Lemminkäinen |
| Ada Voytsik | Mother of Lemminkäinen |
| Eve Kivi | Annikki |
| Georgiy Millyar | Sorcerer |
| Mikhail Troyanovskiy | Soothsayer |
| Anatoliy Barantsev | (as A. Barantsev) |
| Vladimir Boriskin | (as V. Boriskin) |
| Valentin Bryleev | (as Valentin Brylejev) |
| Anneli Haahdenmaa | Annikki (voice) / Annikki |
| Maikki Hako | Kalevan kansaa |
| Hilkka Helinä | Lemminkäinen's mother |
| E. Hippeläinen | (as Emma Hippeläinen) |
| D. Karpova | |
| Kauko Kokkonen | Lemminkäinen |
| N. Kollen | |
| Varma Lahtinen | Kalevan kansaa |
| Toivo Lankinen | Velho |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gleb Kuznetsov | Producer |
| Risto Orko | Producer |
Editors
