The Day the Earth Froze(1959)

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.

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko

Actors: Urho Somersalmi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Andris Osins, Ada Voytsik, Eve Kivi, Georgiy Millyar, Mikhail Troyanovskiy, Anatoliy Barantsev, Vladimir Boriskin

Release date: 1959-08-24

Country of origin: Finland, SU

Length: 1h 30m

Ratings:

• 4.3/10