Sampo
AUG 24, 1959 · 90 MIN · DIR. ALEKSANDR PTUSHKO
Based on Finnish mythology; Lemminkäinen woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
Cast
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen
Anna Orochko
Louhi
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
Andris Ošiņš
Lemminkäinen
Ada Vojtsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Eve Kivi
Annikki
Georgi Millyar
Sorcerer
Mikhail Troyanovsky
Soothsayer
Lennart Lauramaa
Toivo Romppainen
Emma Hippelainen
Nadezhda Kollen
Crew
Writer
Grigori Yagdfeld
Writer
Viktor Vitkovich
Director of Photography
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Director of Photography
Viktor Yakushev
Original Music Composer
Igor Morozov
Producer
Risto Orko
