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.
Unfortunately the movie The Day the Earth Froze is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Viktor Vitkovich | Writer |
Writing | Grigori Yagdfeld | Writer |
Production | Gleb Kuznetsov | Producer |
Production | Risto Orko | Producer |
Sound | Igor V. Morozov | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Aleksandr Ptushko | Director |
Writing | Elias Lönnrot | Novel |
Camera | Viktor Yakushev | Director of Photography |
Camera | Gennadi Tsekavyi | Director of Photography |