The Day the Earth Froze (1964)

"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"Movie
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45
The Day the Earth Froze
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StarringAndris OshinEve KiviAnna Orochko
DirectorAleksandr Ptushko
WritersViktor Vitkovich
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NR 1 hr 30 minApr 1st, 1964Adventure, Fantasy
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 1st, 1964
Original Language:Finnish
Production Companies:Mosfilm, Suomi-Filmi
based on novel or bookwitchbased on myths, legends or folkloredarknessmillfinnish mythologykalevala (finnish national epic)