Film
Viy
1967· 1h 16m· Drama· Fantasy· Horror
“The Soviet Union’s first horror film!”
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.
1967-11-27
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Key Crew
DirectorGeorgi Kropachyov
ScreenplayAleksandr Ptushko
Director of PhotographyFyodor Provorov
Original Music ComposerKaren Khachaturyan
EditorRegina Pesetskaya
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Details
Released1967-11-27
Runtime1h 16m
StatusReleased
StudiosLuch · Mosfilm
LanguagesRussian
CountriesSoviet Union
Rating6.9/10 · 279 votes
Original languageru
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