Movielogr
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Directed by Aleksandr Ptushko
Overview
Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkäinen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Andris Oshin | Eve Kivi | Anna Orochko | Ivan Voronov | Urho Somersalmi | Vladimir Boriskin | Ada Vojtsik | Anatoliy Barantsev | Valentin Bryleev | Georgi Millyar | Mikhail Troyanovsky | Marvin Miller | Viktor Uralsky | Sylva Rossi | Anneli Haahdenmaa | Alice Lyly