Viy
Viy

Movie·1967·1h 16m

Viy

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

Country

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

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// overview

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

witchvillageevil spiritcorpsedemongothic horrorfolk horror

Production House

Luch
Mosfilm

Audience Score

69%

277 votes

Skip10%
Timepass23%
Go for it39%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

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

Georgiy Sochevko

Stepan

Mykola Yakovchenko

Mykola Yakovchenko

Spirid

Nikolay Panasev

comforter

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

bursak (uncredited)

Sergey Vanyashkin

piper (uncredited)

Boris Veselov

two-nosed ghoul (uncredited)

Aleksandra Denisova

Aleksandra Denisova

countrywoman (uncredited)

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

countrywoman (uncredited)

Mykhailo Kramar

bursak (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Aleksandr Ptushko

Aleksandr Ptushko

Screenplay

Georgi Kropachyov

Georgi Kropachyov

Screenplay, Director

Konstantin Ershov

Konstantin Ershov

Screenplay, Director

Karen Khachaturyan

Karen Khachaturyan

Original Music Composer

Viktor Pishchalnikov

Director of Photography

Fyodor Provorov

Fyodor Provorov

Director of Photography

Regina Pesetskaya

Editor

Tamara Zubrova

Editor

Vitaly Krivonoshchenko

Executive Producer

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