Based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of lemminkainen as. When the earth froze the rocks tell us that at least twice, the earth has frozen over from the poles to the equator. Mst3k had also riffed two other ptushko movies, the magic voyage of sinbad and. Linen backing a poster on canvas requires three essential elements. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
This is, i argue, a major arc in the tale, and the film suffers greatly without it. A very special series of films screened on a repertory basis, the essential cinema repertory. I love all things folklore and mythology, but the kalevala deserves a better adaptation. Son of samson 1960, day the earth froze 1964, magic voyage of sinbad 1962, war gods of babylon 1962, son of cleopatra 1965, hero of rome 1964, invincible gladiator 1962 and war goddess 1974.
The day the earth froze aka sampo 1959 shown july, 1993. It was filmed in ukraine, finland and russia and starred actors from finland and different parts of the soviet union. The essential cinema repertory project was frozen until such time as another visionary such as jerome hill will appear. The day the earth froze sampo 1959 rotten tomatoes. Based on finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of lemminkainen as he woos. In fact, a more suitable albeit less appealing title for the collection would have been tales that belong in oblivion for being so crappy. At least they couldnt ruin the really nice visuals of the movie. Read the full synopsis of the day the earth froze, 1964, directed by gregg sebelious, with nina anderson, jon powers, ingrid elhardt, at turner classic movies. The day the earth stood still depicts the arrival of an alien dignitary, klaatu michael rennie, who has come to earth with his deadly robot, gort lock martin, to deliver the message that. Everything is lost in translation with the day the earth froze sampo. Buy the day the earth froze movie posters from movie poster shop. The earth day film festival honors selected films with awards such as best cinematography, best editing and best sound.
Christopher plummer, in full arthur christopher orme plummer, born. Earth days isnt so much critical of the environmental movements mistakes as merely conscious of them. December 4, 2010 the day the earth froze amanda and i own a number of movies that we were first introduced to through mystery science theater 3000. Louhi kidnaps annikki to compel her father to build for her a sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. On arrival louhi demands they complete a simple task each, lemminkainen is asked to plow a field of snakes. The day the earth froze mystery science theater 3000. Sign up here to see what happened on this day, every day in your inbox. We also own the italian super thief adventure film danger.
The day the earth froze 1959 cast 41 urho somersalmi. The day the earth froze 1959 the movie database tmdb. The extras on the disc are sparse and consist of a blackandwhite trailer for the day the earth froze and a stills gallery. If you want to start a funny thedaytheearthfroze page, just click the edit button above. Ralph brillhart the earths climate changes due to simultaneous nuclear explosions in the atmosphere over the western and eastern hemispheres, threatening the human race with extinction. Early in the film, stone offers some speculation that the rise in american wastefulness can be tied to a feeling of impending doom during the cold war. The mystery science theater 3000 gang had a crack at both the magic voyage of sinbad and the day the earth froze during the course of that series. The film was released in the us in an edited version as the day the earth froze. The fall of the roman empire, american epic film, released in 1964, that was a.
The day the earth froze letterboxd your life in film. 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. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The day the earth froze all the tropes wiki fandom. But all is not golden muffins in kalevala, as a horrible witch resembling strom thurmond plagues the good kalevalans, threatening to freeze the earth on day the earth froze day. Details about magnet movie monster the day t he earth froze 1964. 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. Actually the day the earth froze was recently painstakingly restored in its original scope format using original film elements. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the day the earth froze 1964. The day the earth froze by hatch, gerald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Watch earth days american experience official site pbs. With the boat complete, lem and marine burn rubber and head off over to the edge of the world.
They want a sampo, a magical machine that will give them gold. Interestingly, the gallery features the american movie posters and lobby. Wargods collection 4 dvds8 feature films dvd box set. Earth day is coming up on april 22, and while its a fantastic idea to do service projects around your community like cleaning up parks you could also. Earth days is a 2009 documentary film about the history of the environmental movement in the united states, directed by robert stone and distributed by zeitgeist films in theaters. Overview of the day the earth froze, 1964, directed by gregg sebelious, with nina anderson, jon powers, ingrid elhardt, at turner classic movies. The us version the day the earth froze had its credits heavily altered. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Day the earth froze half sheet movie poster original. The fall of the roman empire film by mann 1964 britannica. The day the earth froze will screen as part of the lumberjacks and logrollers.
As the film opens, marcus aurelius played by alec guinness is the wise and revered. Some of the special effects around louhis forces were pretty cool. The original film, sampo, was released in 1959 in a very unique dual filming same film, shot twice, scene for scene, word for word, simultaneously in two languages for mosfilm russia and. Celebrate earth day with our mustsee list of the greatest movies that showcase the majesty of our planet and the fierce power and beauty of nature itself. In a day and age in which we find serial killer good guys and ambiguous moral lessons the old russofinnish fairy tales are the preferred entertainment for this centurys jaded child. Remember joel intoning the word sampo with awe on the mid90s episode the day the earth froze. Anna orochko in the day the earth froze 1959 the day the earth froze. In fact sampo is the original title of the 1959 film, before it was. The jewel here is show 422, the day the earth froze, the first entry in. This was the only finnish film that had a 4track stereo soundtrack.
Not to be confused with the day the earth stood still. Magnet movie monster the day t he earth froze 1964. Earth days premiered on us television april 19, 2010 as part of the american experience series on pbs. Not rated 1h 7min adventure, fantasy april 1964 usa. The winning film is made with the earth in mind from conception to final film. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. As a result, everything in the land is frozen beneath a blanket of snow and ice. 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. Earthminded film festival with clean energy and zero waste goals. A brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item including handmade items. Frozen alive is a boring, overly talkative, tensionfree and soporific romantic melodrama that only just pretends to be a scifi story. Was anyone leaving a screening in 1964 chanting like the characters.
Magnet movie monster the day the earth froze 1964 ebay. In addition, the earth day film festival has several unique, original awards. Dog day 1984 stagefright 1987 from beyond the grave 1974. The film was produced as a finnishsoviet coproduction and it was directed by famous russian director of fantasy films, aleksandr ptushko of the sword and the dragon fame. To satisfy louhis demands, lemminkainen plows a field full of. The good people of kalevala have everything they need, so of course they want more.
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. Sadly, the original release of the film is unavailable and longoverdue. Cinematic trailer for the american dubbed version of sampo. 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. Marvin has some awesome career credits, but my favorite by far is that he was the voice of robbie the robot.
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