CinemaOSMovie · 1967 · 1h 16m
Viy

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

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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 byGeorgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
RU
Released
November 27, 1967
Studios
MosfilmLuch

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VIY (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Georgi Kropachyov
Georgi Kropachyov
Konstantin Ershov
Konstantin Ershov
Written by
Georgi Kropachyov
Georgi Kropachyov
Aleksandr Ptushko
Aleksandr Ptushko

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