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1959

The Day the Earth Froze

Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko
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.

Duration

1h 30m

Released

August 24, 1959

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Cast16

  • Andris Ošiņš
  • Eve Kivi
  • Anna Orochko
  • Ivan Voronov
  • Urho Somersalmi
  • Vladimir Boriskin
  • Ada Vojtsik
  • Anatoliy Barantsev
  • Valentin Bryleev

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