The Day the Earth Froze
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Release Date: August 24, 1959
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Duration: 1h 30m
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Director: Aleksandr Ptushko
Cast: Andris Ošiņš, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi
Storyline
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.