The Day the Earth Froze 1959

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced

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Adventure Fantasy

Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

Release Date 1959-08-24
Runtime 1h 30m
Directors Aleksandr Ptushko, Gennadi Tsekavyi, Viktor Yakushev
Producers Gleb Kuznetsov, Risto Orko
Writers Grigori Yagdfeld, Viktor Vitkovich, Elias Lönnrot