The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze

1h 30m 1959 Adventure, Fantasy Finland, Soviet Union
Budget: - Revenue: -

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

Writer

Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld