Jan 12, 2020 the retitle the day the earth froze was so that the movie can playoff as a scifi film for local us tv stations and drivein theaters. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her father to build for her a sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grai. The day the earth froze also called sampo is a russofinnish collaboration released in 1959. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Original insert movie poster starring marvin miller and nina anderson. Some time back we first saw this movie as an mst3k episode, and it seemed a little odd and poorly dubbed and there was the question of what a sampo was, but we didnt think much of it beyond that. The day the earth froze movie posters from movie poster shop. It was filmed in ukraine, finland and russia and starred actors from finland and different.
Because of something the earth is covered in dense clouds, the sun cant reach the surface any more and so the whole planet is frozen. This version was later featured on mystery science theater 3000. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her brother to build for her a sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. The film was released in the us in an edited version as the day the earth froze by american international pictures as a double feature with conquered city. Mystery science theater 3000 s 04 e 22 the day the earth. No wait, the blacksmiths are actually wizards, as i learn when louhi storms in and. The day the earth froze 1959witch steals the sun because she couldnt have a magical mill that produced grain, salt, and gold. We were a blinding white christmas tree ornament in the blackness of space. Now, if youll excuse me, i must attend to my forge. Retromedias double bill of the magic voyage of sinbad and the day the earth froze is a good encoding of good transfers of what appear to be original materials in good condition. The film was released in the us in an edited version as the day the earth froze.
Movie 279 the day the earth froze a and as movie a day. The day the earth froze 1959 by rarelust january 26, 2017 12. Based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of. My parents saw this movie in the theater when they were dating, and yes, they did buy tickets thinking they were seeing a revival of the scifi classic the day the earth stood. The screenplay by david scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story farewell to the master by harry bates and the 1951 screenplay adaptation by edmund h.
With the arrival of the sweltering summer heat, i felt a change of pace. My only exposure to sampo aka the day the earth froze comes by way of mystery science theater 3000. I have an extensive collection of mst3k movies almost 200 and of those the russofinnish movies sampo, the sword and dragon, jack frost, et al are among my favorites. The day the earth froze based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of lemminkainen as he woos the fair annikki and battles the evil witch louhi. The overall paper size is approximately 27 x 40 inches and the image size is approximately 27 x 40 inches. A description of tropes appearing in day the earth froze. The secret service snowpiercer ice age sharknado the day after tomorrow. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her father to build for her a sampo, a magical device that creates salt. Starring urho somersalmi, eve kivi, anna orochko, ivan voronov. Movie about earth being frozen, protagonist saves the day. The day the earth froze 1959 the day the earth froze. The extras on the disc are sparse and consist of a blackandwhite trailer for the day the earth froze and a stills gallery.
The movie was in color and couldnt have been that old. You mentioned that it was titled the day the earth froze for american release to sucker people into thinking it was a scifi filmwell guess what, it worked. I dug out the day the earth froze, which i assumed mostly on the similarity of its title to the day the earth stood still would be a bad sciencefiction movie. Joel and the bots learn the ins and outs of the circus in the short here comes the circus 1946 and then try to make sense of the nordic fairy tale film the day the earth froze 1959. Overview of the day the earth froze, 1964, directed by gregg sebelious, with nina anderson, jon powers, ingrid elhardt, at turner classic movies. Here comes the circus short and the day the earth froze the short here comes the circus is about the clyde beatty circus and features legendary clown emmett kelly the segments. Climate change is a notoriously unclickable topic, yet it. The film was originally called sampo and it was released in 1959. Set in new york city, the film focuses on the relationship between two people as they await the. Around this time americaninternational went on a european shopping spree buying in some cases via roger corman well made, completed movies very cheaply. The day the earth froze mosfilm, suomifilm, american international television, 1959. The day the earth froze is a little hard to follow but i suspect that this is more the fault of the sloppy adaption of the script into english and the dubbing. The day the earth froze sampo 1959 rotten tomatoes. Posterazzi mov197298 the day the earth froze movie poster.
No, the whole earth including the oceans froze over. Its not going to substitute for seeing the originals, but fans of bizarro import mutations of the kind usually available only as graymarket tapes, are going to be. When evil witch louhis initial plan to acquire sampo is. See the movie this is all so bizarre im having trouble typing as i watch this. The day the earth froze 1959 the movie database tmdb. The day the earth froze 1959 holger harrivirta, aleksandr. The day the earth froze watch free movies and tv shows. Chucklefest at best lemmankinan is not the name of a delicious fruit treat, but the hero of our strange finnish fairy tale. Posterazzi movaf0 the day the earth froze movie poster.
The magic voyage of sinbadday the earth froze dvd, 2005. For me probably the most interesting thing about the day the earth froze, is that on this american poster, narratorannouncer extraordinaire marvin miller gets the biggest credits for his meager contribution. Five frozen movie apocalypses that blizzard 2015 might look like. With its arms always wide open to the weird and wonderful, junk cinema is the ideal place for finding flicks like the day the earth froze you wont find.
Day the earth froze, insert poster original vintage movie. Fi ru nina anderson, jon powers, ingrid elhardt, paul sorenson. The day the earth stood still is a 2008 american science fiction thriller film and a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. The day the earth froze 1959 cast 41 urho somersalmi. Watch the day the earth froze full movie online here. The film was produced as a finnishsoviet coproduction and it was directed by famous russian director of fantasy films, aleksandr ptushko of the magic voyage of sinbad and the sword and the dragon fame. When lemminkainen tries and fails to recover the sampo, louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness. Watch the day the earth froze english subtitles at based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of lemminkainen as he woos the fair annikki and battles the evil witch louhi.
The day the earth froze aka sampo 1959 shown july, 1993. The day the earth froze was loosely based on the kalevala the songs of kaleva, the national epic poem of finland, which elias lonnrot compiled from a large collection of finnish folktales and folk songs and published in 1835. The film ends with scenes of the people of kalevala looking to the bright sky in wonder and happiness. With urho somersalmi, anna orochko, ivan voronov, andris oshin. The day the earth froze 1959 loukhy the witch ingrid elhardt steals the sun for spite after a logger jon powers denies her a magic mill.
Therefore, i decided to go through the library and create my own stingers for movies. Mst3k had also riffed two other ptushko movies, the magic voyage of sinbad and. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the day the earth froze 1964. North directed by scott derrickson and starring keanu reeves as klaatu, this. This is a sign for ilmarinen to create sampo, a magic mill that makes silver, gold, flour and salt. Interestingly, the gallery features the american movie posters and lobby. The movie poster for the day the earth froze doesnt accurately reflect the films subject matter. This was the only finnish film that had a 4track stereo soundtrack.
The day the earth froze 1959 directed by aleksandr. The day the earth froze mystery science theater 3000. Amanda and i own a number of movies that we were first introduced to through mystery science theater 3000. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. It can be kindof about the movie like day the earth froze, it can have everything to do with the movie like it conquered the world, or it can have nothing to do with the movie like manos. Buy the day the earth froze movie posters from movie poster shop. Medium kooky fun, though sluggish in parts riffing. Crow and servo misbehave, gypsy worries about her hair, and the picture comes out badly. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers.
Instead it turned out to be a 1959 coproduction of finland and the soviet union, directed by a russian named aleksandr ptushko. Which is about a mean witch who steals the sun because lemonhead messed up her sampo or sumptin like that. At least they couldnt ruin the really nice visuals of the movie. It was a fun time a lot of movies also had quirky, swingin, jazzy or rockin themes or credits, or maybe just some wild. Even if i had known more of finnish mythology, this still would have been a really, really, strange movie. Five frozen movie apocalypses that blizzard 2015 might.
Based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of lemminkainen as he woos the fair annikki and battles the evil witch louhi. Annikki, a sister of blacksmith ilmarinen falls in love. As with the other feature on the dvd, the picture quality of the day the earth froze suffers from maddeningly shifting colors and a soft image. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her father to build for her a sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. Marvin has some awesome career credits, but my favorite by far is that he was the voice of robbie the robot. Day the earth froze, insert poster original vintage. My main interest was the magic voyage of sinbad, the picture i could see was also from that movie, so must be it, but sadly ive got only the day earth froze, in which i had no interest at all. When the earth froze the rocks tell us that at least twice, the earth has frozen over from the poles to the equator. The day the earth froze movie poster 11 x 17 is a licensed reproduction that was printed on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The day the earth froze movie poster 27 x 40 is a licensed reproduction that was printed on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The day the earth froze 1959 directed by aleksandr ptushko. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her father to build for her a.
Sadly, the original release of the film is unavailable and longoverdue. The magic voyage of sinbad the day the earth froze. Finnish hero lemminkainen woos the fair damsel annikki, but an evil witch named louhi kidnaps. Meanwhile, in a dark cave somewhere, the evil witch, louhi and a bunch of troll blacksmiths are laboring away, pounding on stones with big hammers and making a big ruckus. Its a cool fantasy film in its own right, with some truly amazing visuals. Read more about the day the earth froze at february 11th, 2009 6 comments. Speaking of watchable movies, the day the earth froze is a nice buffer between monster a gogo and the double whammy of bride of the monster and manos the kalevala legend was also used as the basis for a scrooge mcduck story the quest for kalevala by writerartist don rosa. Lets watch the day the earth froze in glorious sovocolor. Watch the day the earth froze full movie video dailymotion.