The Day the Earth Froze Poster

The Day the Earth Froze

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced

Not Rated Adventure Fantasy

Starring: Andris Ošiņš, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi

Writer: Grigori Yagdfeld, Viktor Vitkovich, Elias Lönnrot

Release Date:
August 24, 1959
Ratings:
4.6 / 10
Director:
Aleksandr Ptushko
Companies:
Mosfilm

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.