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.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Cast: Andris Oshin, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov
Country: Finland, Soviet Union
Quality: HD
Runtime: 90 min.
Release: 1959
IMDb: 4.2/10