The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

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.

Directing:
  • Aleksandr Ptushko

Writing:
  • Grigori Yagdfeld
  • Viktor Vitkovich
  • Elias Lönnrot

Stars:
Release Date: 1959-08-24
themoviedb icon 4.2/10
  • Country: FI, SU
  • Language: suomi | Pусский
  • Runtime: 90

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