
The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
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.
Actors: Andris Ošiņš, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi, Vladimir Boriskin, Ada Vojtsik, Anatoliy Barantsev, Valentin Bryleev, Georgi Millyar
Country: Finland, Soviet Union