The Day the Earth Froze (1959-08-24)
The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced
Overview
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.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1959-08-24
Runtime: 1h 30m
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Writer: Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld
