The Day the Earth Froze

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The Day the Earth Froze (1964)

Jeff and Cheryl take a break from the desert summer heat and enjoy The Day the Earth Froze.

Sampo (1959) Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko and Risto Orko
Written by Väinö Kaukonen, Viktor Vitkovich and Grigori Yagdfeld
Based on the story ‘Kalevala’ by Elias Lönnrot
Produced by Risto Orko for Mosfilm/Suomi-filmi

Starring:
Andris Ošiņš (Jon Powers) as Lemminkäinen 
Eve Kivi (Nina Anderson) as Annikki
Anna Orochko (Ingrid Elhardt) as Louhi
Ivan Voronov (Peter Sorenson) as Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi as Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik as Mother of Lemminkäinen
Georgi Millyar as Sorcerer
Mikhail Troyanovsky as Soothsayer
Marvin Miller (English dub) as Narrator


Produced by Mosfilm/Suomi-filmi and presented by Filmgroup; released by Renaissance Pictures and American International Television (AITV)

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Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)