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 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Sampo | |
| Runtime | 1h 30min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Finnish, Russian | |
| Original Language | Finnish | |
| Production Countries | Finland, Soviet Union | |
| Production Companies | MosfilmSuomi-Filmi | |