The Day the Earth Froze
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.
RATING
4.20
DIRECTOR
Aleksandr Ptushko
COUNTRIES
Finland
Soviet Union
RELEASE DATE
1959
TIME
1h 30m
GENRES
Adventure
Fantasy
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