Movie·1967·1h 16m
Viy
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
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The Story
Original title: Вий
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.
Written By
Aleksandr Ptushko
Producer
Vitaly Krivonoshchenko
Cinematography
Viktor Pishchalnikov
Music
Karen Khachaturyan
Editor
Regina Pesetskaya
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Boryslav Brondukov
bursak (uncredited)
Sergey Vanyashkin
piper (uncredited)
Boris Veselov
two-nosed ghoul (uncredited)
Aleksandra Denisova
countrywoman (uncredited)
Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
countrywoman (uncredited)
Mykhailo Kramar
bursak (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Aleksandr Ptushko
Screenplay
Georgi Kropachyov
Screenplay, Director
Konstantin Ershov
Screenplay, Director
Karen Khachaturyan
Original Music Composer
Viktor Pishchalnikov
Director of Photography
Fyodor Provorov
Director of Photography
Regina Pesetskaya
Editor
Tamara Zubrova
Editor
Vitaly Krivonoshchenko
Executive Producer
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