The Day the Earth Froze

1959 Fantasy adventure

1h 30min

Based on the Finnish national epic "Kalevala," the film tells of an evil witch who covets the Sampo, a magical mill that produces unlimited salt, grain, and gold. When she can't get it, she steals the sun, plunging the world into darkness and cold.

Directed by	Aleksandr Ptushko
Written by	Viktor Vitkovich, Grigori Yagdfeld, Väinö Kaukonen, Elias Lönnrot
Company	Renaissance FilmsRenaissance FilmsRenaissance Films
Original title	Sampo
Original lang.	Finnish
Country	Finland

Starring

Marvin Miller

Urho Somersalmi

Anna Orochko

Ivan Voronov

Andris Osins

Eve Kivi

Georgiy Millyar

Anatoliy Barantsev

Vladimir Boriskin

Valentin Bryleev

Anneli Haahdenmaa

Maikki Hako

Hilkka Helinä

E. Hippeläinen

Mauno Hyvönen

D. Karpova

Kauko Kokkonen

N. Kollen

Varma Lahtinen

Toivo Lankinen

Lennart Lauramaa

Helmi Lehosti

A. Lenskaya

Annikki Linnoila

Alice Lyly

Pyotr Modnikov

Maija-Liisa Pohjola

John 'Shorty' Powers