The Day the Earth Froze

The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

Director

Aleksandr Ptushko

Writer

Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld, Väinö Kaukonen

Released

1 Apr 1964

Country

Finland, Soviet Union