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Viy

“The Soviet Union’s first horror film!”

Movie

6.9

Rating

(260 votes)

1h 16m

Runtime

1967

Released

5

Popularity

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Title

Вий

Release Date

1967-11-27

Languages

Russian

Directors

Georgi Kropachyov

Konstantin Ershov

Writers

Aleksandr PtushkoScreenplay

Georgi KropachyovScreenplay

Konstantin ErshovScreenplay

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

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Vladimir Salnikov

Vladimir Salnikov

Horobets

Dmytro Karpa

Dmytro Karpa

Overko

Stepan Shkurat

Stepan Shkurat

Yavtukh

Georgiy Sochevko

Stepan

Mykola Yakovchenko

Mykola Yakovchenko

Spirid

Nikolay Panasev

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)

Viktor Kolpakov

Viktor Kolpakov

countryman (uncredited)

Aleksandr Lebedev

Aleksandr Lebedev

bursak who milks a goat (uncredited)

Elena Muratova

Elena Muratova

pitchwoman (uncredited)

Dmitriy Orlovskiy

Dmitriy Orlovskiy

countryman (uncredited)

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

countrywoman (uncredited)

Сергей Степанов

Viy (uncredited)

Nikolai Yudin

Nikolai Yudin

monk (uncredited)

Klara Rumyanova

Klara Rumyanova

Pannochka (voice)

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