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  • The Day the Earth Froze(1959)
  • Not Rated
    90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The Day the Earth Froze(1959)
Not Rated
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy

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.
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Writers
Viktor Vitkovich (screenplay) (as Viktor Vitkovitsh) | Grigori Yagdfeld (screenplay) (as Grigori Jagdfeld) | Väinö Kaukonen (dialogue adaptation: Finnish language) (as V. Kaukonen)
Producer
Gleb Kuznetsov (as Georgi Kuznetsov)
Composer
Cinematographers
Gennadi Tsekavyj (as G. Tsekavyj) | Viktor Yakushev (as V. Yakushev)
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Release date
Apr 1964 (United States)

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Cast

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Urho Somersalmi
Väinämöinen Väinämöinen See fewer
Anna Orochko
Louhi (as Anna Orotshko) Louhi (as Anna Orotshko) See fewer
Ivan Voronov
Ilmarinen Ilmarinen See fewer
Andris Osins
Lemminkäinen (as Andris Oshin) Lemminkäinen (as Andris Oshin) See fewer
Ada Voytsik
Mother of Lemminkäinen (as Ada Voitsik) Mother of Lemminkäinen (as Ada Voitsik) See fewer
Eve Kivi
Annikki Annikki See fewer
Georgiy Millyar
Sorcerer (as Georgi Milljar) Sorcerer (as Georgi Milljar) See fewer
Mikhail Troyanovskiy
Soothsayer (as Mihail Trojanovski) Soothsayer (as Mihail Trojanovski) See fewer
Anatoliy Barantsev
Actor (as A. Barantsev) Actor (as A. Barantsev) See fewer
Vladimir Boriskin
Actor (as V. Boriskin) Actor (as V. Boriskin) See fewer
Valentin Bryleev
Actor (as Valentin Brylejev) Actor (as Valentin Brylejev) See fewer
Anneli Haahdenmaa
Annikki (voice) (version: Finnish) Annikki (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
Maikki Hako
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Hilkka Helinä
Lemminkäinen's mother (voice) (version: Finnish) Lemminkäinen's mother (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
E. Hippeläinen
Actress (as Emma Hippeläinen) Actress (as Emma Hippeläinen) See fewer
Mauno Hyvönen
Ilmarinen (voice) (version: Finnish) Ilmarinen (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
D. Karpova
Actress Actress See fewer
Kauko Kokkonen
Lemminkäinen (voice) (version: Finnish) Lemminkäinen (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
Varma Lahtinen
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Toivo Lankinen
Velho (voice) (version: Finnish) Velho (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
Lennart Lauramaa
Actor (as L. Lauramaa) Actor (as L. Lauramaa) See fewer
Helmi Lehosti
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
A. Lenskaya
Actor (as A. Lenskaja) Actor (as A. Lenskaja) See fewer
Annikki Linnoila
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Alice Lyly
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Aleksandra Lyutova
Actress (as A. Matsheret) Actress (as A. Matsheret) See fewer
Marvin Miller
Narrator (voice) (version: English) Narrator (voice) (version: English) See fewer
Pyotr Modnikov
Actor (as P. Modnikov) Actor (as P. Modnikov) See fewer
Maija-Liisa Pohjola
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
John 'Shorty' Powers
Lemminkainen (voice) (version: English) (as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers) Lemminkainen (voice) (version: English) (as Colonel John 'Shorty' Powers) See fewer
Pirkko Raitio
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Sylva Rossi
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Kuuno Sevander
Tietäjä (voice) (version: Finnish) Tietäjä (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
Maininki Sippola
Kalevan kansaa Kalevan kansaa See fewer
Aune Somersalmi
Louhi (voice) (version: Finnish) Louhi (voice) (version: Finnish) See fewer
Viktor Uralskiy
Actor (as Viktor Uralskij) Actor (as Viktor Uralskij) See fewer
Yrjö Jyrinkoski
Narrator (voice) (version: Finnish) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (version: Finnish) (uncredited) See fewer
Nikolay Lebedev
Old Man (uncredited) Old Man (uncredited) See fewer
Lea Venkula
Kalevalainen tyttö (uncredited) Kalevalainen tyttö (uncredited) See fewer
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