The Day the Earth Froze

The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

Released: 1959-08-24 Duration: 1hr 30min
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
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
Mosfilm
Suomi-Filmi
Suomi-Filmi

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fi
Popularity 3.37

Directed By

Aleksandr Ptushko

Crew

Original Music Composer
Igor Morozov
Producer
Gleb Kuznetsov
Producer
Risto Orko
Director of Photography
Gennadi Tsekavyi
Director of Photography
Viktor Yakushev

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