Viy
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
1967 · 1h 16m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Georgi Kropachyov
,
Konstantin Ershov
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Viy
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 and cast
- Georgi Kropachyov Director
- Konstantin Ershov Director
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Khoma Brut
- Natalya Varley as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
- Aleksey Glazyrin as Centurion
- Nikolay Kutuzov as Witch
- Vadim Zakharchenko as Freebie
- Petro Vesklyarov as Dorosh
- Vladimir Salnikov as Horobets
- Dmytro Kapka as Overko
- Stepan Shkurat as Yavtukh
- Georgiy Sochevko as Stepan
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