Viy

Viy

1967
1h 16m
6.9

6.9/10

275 votes • View on IMDb

"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"

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

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Luch Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Вий
Release Date November 27, 1967
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0062453

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
Nikolay Panasev

comforter

Key Crew

Konstantin Ershov
Screenplay
Georgi Kropachyov
Screenplay
Aleksandr Ptushko
Screenplay
Vitaly Krivonoshchenko
Executive Producer
Georgi Kropachyov
Director
Konstantin Ershov
Director