The Day the Earth Froze
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: 1959-08-24
Adventure
Fantasy
★★★★★★★★★★ (24 votes)
Casts
Eve Kivi
as Annikki
Anna Orochko
as Louhi
Ivan Voronov
as Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi
as Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik
as Mother of Lemminkäinen
Georgi Millyar
as Sorcerer
Marvin Miller
as Narrator
