Viy(1967)
Вий
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
Overview
A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.
- Director:
- Georgi Kropachyov
- Writers:
- Konstantin Ershov, Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko
- Cinematographer:
- Fyodor Provorov
- Composer:
- Karen Khachaturyan
- Production:
- Luch, Mosfilm
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Leonid Kuravlyov
Khoma Brut
Natalya Varley
Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
Aleksey Glazyrin
Centurion
Nikolay Kutuzov
Witch
Vadim Zakharchenko
Freebie
Petro Vesklyarov
Dorosh
Vladimir Salnikov
Horobets
Dmytro Kapka
Overko
Stepan Shkurat
Yavtukh
Georgiy Sochevko
Stepan
Mykola Yakovchenko
Spirid
Nikolay Panasev
comforter
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