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The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

Adventure Fantasy

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced

Release Date: 1959, August 24
Directors: Aleksandr Ptushko
Countries: Finland, Soviet Union
Production: Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi, Suomi-Filmi
Cast: Marvin Miller, Ivan Voronov, Eve Kivi, Georgi Millyar, Ada Vojtsik, Andris Ošiņš, Anna Orochko, Urho Somersalmi, Anneli Haahdenmaa

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book witch darkness based on myths, legends or folklore finnish mythology mill kalevala (finnish national epic)