The Day the Earth Froze

"The Most Chilling Terror Ever Experienced"

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.

Release Date

August 24, 1959

Status

Released

Original Title

Sampo

Runtime

1h 30min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Finnish, Russian

Production Companies

MosfilmSuomi-Filmi