The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Released:
1959-08-24
Duration:
1hr 30min
Rating 4.2
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.
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Suomi-Filmi
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fi |
Popularity | 3.37 |
Directed By
Aleksandr Ptushko
Crew
Writer
Grigori Yagdfeld
Grigori Yagdfeld
Original Music Composer
Igor Morozov
Igor Morozov
Producer
Gleb Kuznetsov
Gleb Kuznetsov
Producer
Risto Orko
Risto Orko
Writer
Viktor Vitkovich
Viktor Vitkovich
Director
Aleksandr Ptushko
Aleksandr Ptushko
Novel
Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot
Director of Photography
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Director of Photography
Viktor Yakushev
Viktor Yakushev
TOP CAST
Andris Oshin
Lemminkäinen
Eve Kivi
Annikki
Anna Orochko
Louhi
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Georgi Millyar
Sorcerer
Marvin Miller
Narrator
Anneli Haahdenmaa
Annikki (voice)