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The Day the Earth Froze

1959

90 minutes

AdventureFantasy

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Andris Ošiņš headshot

Andris Ošiņš

Lemminkäinen

Eve Kivi headshot

Eve Kivi

Annikki

Anna Orochko headshot

Anna Orochko

Louhi

Ivan Voronov headshot

Ivan Voronov

Ilmarinen

Urho Somersalmi headshot

Urho Somersalmi

Väinämöinen

Vladimir Boriskin headshot

Vladimir Boriskin

Ada Vojtsik headshot

Ada Vojtsik

Mother of Lemminkäinen

Anatoliy Barantsev headshot

Anatoliy Barantsev

Valentin Bryleev headshot

Valentin Bryleev

Georgi Millyar headshot

Georgi Millyar

Sorcerer

Mikhail Troyanovsky headshot

Mikhail Troyanovsky

Marvin Miller headshot

Marvin Miller

Narrator

Viktor Uralsky headshot

Viktor Uralsky

Sylva Rossi headshot

Sylva Rossi

Anneli Haahdenmaa headshot

Anneli Haahdenmaa

Annikki (voice)

Alice Lyly headshot

Alice Lyly

Aleksandra Macheret headshot

Aleksandra Macheret

Olga Lenskaya headshot

Olga Lenskaya