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The Day the Earth Froze

AdventureFantasyNot Rated

"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"

Duration

1h 30m

Release

24 Aug 1959

Country

FinlandRussia

Language

Finnish

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.

Plot

The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

Cast

Urho SomersalmiAnna OrochkoIvan Voronov

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 4.3/10

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Director

Aleksandr Ptushko

Writers

Viktor VitkovichGrigori YagdfeldVäinö Kaukonen

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