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
Eve Kivi
Annikki
Anna Orochko
Louhi
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen
Ada Vojtsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Georgi Millyar
Sorcerer
Marvin Miller
Narrator