The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Aleksandr Ptushko
Genres : Adventure, Fantasy
Status : Released
Released : Aug 24, 1959
Tagline : The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced
Length : 90 minutes
Cast
Crew
- Writer : Viktor Vitkovich
- Writer : Grigori Yagdfeld
- Producer : Gleb Kuznetsov
- Producer : Risto Orko
- Original Music Composer : Igor Morozov
- Director : Aleksandr Ptushko
- Novel : Elias Lönnrot
- Director of Photography : Viktor Yakushev
- Director of Photography : Gennadi Tsekavyi