The Day the Earth Froze
movie

The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced
Released August 24, 1959
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.
Runtime
1h 30m
Origin Country
Finland
Original Language
Finnish
Original Title
Sampo
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Finland
- Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
- suomi (Finnish)
- Pусский (Russian)
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Finland
Suomi-Filmi
Finland