Viy (1967)

  • NR
  • 11/27/1967 (SU)
  • Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • 1h 16m

Spirit of Evil

Overview

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

Konstantin Ershov

Director, Screenplay

Georgi Kropachyov

Director, Screenplay

Aleksandr Ptushko

Screenplay

Nikolai Gogol

Story

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov's headshot

Leonid Kuravlyov

Khoma Brutus
Natalya Varley's headshot

Natalya Varley

Pannochka
Aleksey Glazyrin's headshot

Aleksey Glazyrin

Sotnik
Nikolay Kutuzov's headshot

Nikolay Kutuzov

Vedma
Vadim Zakharchenko's headshot

Vadim Zakharchenko

Khalyava
Petro Vesklyarov's headshot

Petro Vesklyarov

Rektor / Dorosh
Vladimir Salnikov's headshot

Vladimir Salnikov

Gorobets
Dmitriy Kapka's headshot

Dmitriy Kapka

Overko

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