The Day the Earth Froze (1959)

4.4 | Aug 24, 1959 (FI) | Adventure, Fantasy | 01:30

witch based on novel or book darkness mill based on myths, legends or folklore finnish mythology kalevala (finnish national epic)

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.