The Day the Earth Froze
1959
AdventureFantasy
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.
"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"
Rating
4.2
24 votesPopularity
0.4779
Origin & Countries
FISU | fi | Finland,Soviet Union
Production
Mosfilm,Suomi-Filmi
Runtime
90 min.
Status
Released
Release: 8/24/1959
Credits
Aleksandr PtushkoDirector
Andris OšiņšLemminkäinen
Eve KiviAnnikki
Anna OrochkoLouhi
Ivan VoronovIlmarinen
