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.
Released: Aug 24, 1959
Runtime: 90 minutes
Stars: Andris Oshin, Eve Kivi, Anna Orochko, Ivan Voronov, Urho Somersalmi, Vladimir Boriskin
Crew: Viktor Vitkovich (Writer), Grigori Yagdfeld (Writer), Gleb Kuznetsov (Producer), Risto Orko (Producer), Igor V. Morozov (Original Music Composer), Aleksandr Ptushko (Director)