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Viy

Viy

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

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.

DramaFantasyHorror

Release: 1967-11-27Runtime: 76 minRating: 6.927 (274)

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

Khoma Brut

Natalya Varley

Natalya Varley

Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter

Aleksey Glazyrin

Aleksey Glazyrin

Centurion

Nikolay Kutuzov

Nikolay Kutuzov

Witch

Vadim Zakharchenko

Vadim Zakharchenko

Freebie

Petro Vesklyarov

Petro Vesklyarov

Dorosh

Vladimir Salnikov

Vladimir Salnikov

Horobets

Dmytro Kapka

Dmytro Kapka

Overko

Stepan Shkurat

Stepan Shkurat

Yavtukh

Georgiy Sochevko

Stepan

Crew

Aleksandr Ptushko

Aleksandr Ptushko

Screenplay

Georgi Kropachyov

Georgi Kropachyov

Screenplay

Konstantin Ershov

Konstantin Ershov

Screenplay

Karen Khachaturyan

Karen Khachaturyan

Original Music Composer

Viktor Pishchalnikov

Director of Photography

Fyodor Provorov

Fyodor Provorov

Director of Photography

Regina Pesetskaya

Editor

Nikolay Markin

Nikolay Markin

Production Design

Roza Satunovskaya

Costume Design

Emin Khachaturyan

Emin Khachaturyan

Conductor

Clips & Videos

VIY (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

VIY (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer