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Viy

Viy

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

19676.91h 16m

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.

Directed by Georgi Kropachyov
Written by Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Ershov
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Top 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 Karpa

Dmytro Karpa

Overko

Stepan Shkurat

Stepan Shkurat

Yavtukh

G

Georgiy Sochevko

Stepan

Themes & Keywords

witchvillageevil spiritcorpsedemongothic horrorfolk horror

About Viy

Viy is a drama, fantasy, horror film released in 1967 exploring themes of witch, village, evil spirit, corpse, demon, gothic horror. Directed by Georgi Kropachyov, it stars Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin. 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.

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