The Day the Earth Froze

  • Release Date: 1959-08-24
  • Runtime: 1Hours 30Minutes
  • Language: Finnish, Russian.
  • Director: Aleksandr Ptushko.
  • Production Companies: Mosfilm Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi Suomi-Filmi.
  • 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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