Viy (1967)
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 16m
- Director Georgi Kropachyov
- Genres Drama Fantasy Horror
- Rating 6.9/10 (282 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Leonid Kuravlyov
as Khoma Brut
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Natalya Varley
as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
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Aleksey Glazyrin
as Centurion
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Nikolay Kutuzov
as Witch
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Vadim Zakharchenko
as Freebie
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Petro Vesklyarov
as Dorosh
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Vladimir Salnikov
as Horobets
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Dmytro Kapka
as Overko
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Stepan Shkurat
as Yavtukh
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Georgiy Sochevko
as Stepan
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Mykola Yakovchenko
as Spirid
- Nikolay Panasev as comforter
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Boryslav Brondukov
as bursak (uncredited)
- Sergey Vanyashkin as piper (uncredited)
- Boris Veselov as two-nosed ghoul (uncredited)
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Aleksandra Denisova
as countrywoman (uncredited)
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Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
as countrywoman (uncredited)
- Mykhailo Kramar as bursak (uncredited)
Crew
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Georgi Kropachyov
Director
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Konstantin Ershov
Director
- Viktor Pishchalnikov Director of Photography
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Fyodor Provorov
Director of Photography
- Regina Pesetskaya Editor
- Tamara Zubrova Editor
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Karen Khachaturyan
Original Music Composer
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Georgi Kropachyov
Screenplay
-
Aleksandr Ptushko
Screenplay
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Konstantin Ershov
Screenplay
