The Mystery of the Eternal Night (1956) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1956 · 76 mins · Russian

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Directed by

Dmitriy Vasilev

Starring

Danuta Stolyarskaya, Apollon Yachnitskiy, Konstantin Bartashevich, Ivan Pereverzev, Mikhail Astangov, Yelena Izmailova

A deep‑sea blast at the bottom of the Pacific triggers an unprecedented surge of underwater vegetation, which grows to enormous size almost overnight. The rapid expansion displaces massive amounts of water, generating a powerful tsunami that inundates a stretch of the coastline, leaving the affected area flooded and vulnerable.