The Day the Earth Froze (1959)
Adventure
Fantasy
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.
Cast
Lemminkäinen
Annikki
Narrator
Annikki (voice)
Louhi
Ilmarinen
Väinämöinen
Mother of Lemminkäinen
Sorcerer
Crew
Writer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director
Novel
Director of Photography
Director of Photography