The Day the Earth Froze
The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"

4.6 (27 votes)
1h 30m
August 24, 1959
FI

Synopsis

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.

Director

Aleksandr Ptushko

Writers

Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld

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Original Title

Sampo

Status

Released

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N/A

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Production

Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi