Sampo

Based On the book by Elias Lönnrot

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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Release date:

August 24, 1959

Director:

Aleksandr Ptushko, Risto Orko

Cast:

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

Genre:

Fantasy, Cinematic fairy tale

Country:

Finland, Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Year page:

1959 in adaptations