Sampo (1959)

Review: Sampo (1959)

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko

Cast: Andris Oshin, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi,

Andris Oshin
Andris Oshin
Eve Kivi
Eve Kivi
Anna Orochko
Anna Orochko
Ivan Voronov
Ivan Voronov
Urho Somersalmi
Urho Somersalmi

Plot: 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.

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