Viy

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov

Writer Konstantin Ershov (Screenplay), Georgi Kropachyov (Screenplay), Aleksandr Ptushko (Screenplay), Nikolai Gogol (Short Story), Anatoliy Stepanov (Script Editor)

Original Title Вий

Release Date November 27, 1967

Runtime 76 min (1h 16m)

Country Soviet Union

Language RU

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Luch • Mosfilm

Viy (1967)

Directed by Georgi Kropachyov , Konstantin Ershov

• Written by Konstantin Ershov , Georgi Kropachyov , Aleksandr Ptushko

"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (299 votes) ⏱️ 76 min 🎬 Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Ratings Breakdown:

299 ratings

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Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Georgi Kropachyov

Konstantin Ershov

Konstantin Ershov

Georgi Kropachyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter

Aleksey Glazyrin

Nikolay Kutuzov

Vadim Zakharchenko

Petro Vesklyarov

Vladimir Salnikov

Georgiy Sochevko

Mykola Yakovchenko

Nikolay Panasev