The Day the Earth Froze

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.

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko

Cast: Andris Ošiņš, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi, Vladimir Boriskin, Ada Vojtsik, Anatoliy Barantsev

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.