The Day the Earth Froze
"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"
1959-08-24
4.4
fi 90mAdventureFantasy
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.
Producer
Gleb Kuznetsov
Writer
Viktor Vitkovich
Writer
Grigori Yagdfeld
Producer
Risto Orko
Original Music Composer
Igor Morozov
Director
Aleksandr Ptushko
witch based on novel or book darkness mill based on myths, legends or folklore finnish mythology kalevala (finnish national epic)
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Finland
- Soviet Union
Companies
- Mosfilm
- Suomi-Filmi
