The Day the Earth Froze

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Release date: August 24, 1959
Duration: 90 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Eve Kivi
Annikki
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Anna Orochko
Louhi
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Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen
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Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen