Viy

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

Categories: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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 IMDb
Release date: 1967-11-27
Run time: 76 minute / 1:16
Directors: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov.
Writers: Konstantin Ershov, Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko.
Production Companies : Luch, Mosfilm
Production Country: Soviet Union

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Leonid Kuravlyov
as Khoma Brut
Natalya Varley
as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
Aleksey Glazyrin
as Centurion
Nikolay Kutuzov
as Witch
Vadim Zakharchenko
as Freebie
Petro Vesklyarov
as Dorosh
Vladimir Salnikov
as Horobets
Dmytro Kapka
as Overko
Stepan Shkurat
as Yavtukh
Georgiy Sochevko
as Stepan
Mykola Yakovchenko
as Spirid
Nikolay Panasev
as comforter
Boryslav Brondukov
as bursak (uncredited)
Sergey Vanyashkin
as piper (uncredited)
Boris Veselov
as two-nosed ghoul (uncredited)
Aleksandra Denisova
as countrywoman (uncredited)
Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
as countrywoman (uncredited)
Mykhailo Kramar
as bursak (uncredited)
Viktor Kolpakov
as countryman (uncredited)
Aleksandr Lebedev
as bursak who milks a goat (uncredited)
Elena Muratova
as pitchwoman (uncredited)
Dmitriy Orlovskiy
as countryman (uncredited)
Anna Pavlova
as countrywoman (uncredited)
Сергей Степанов
as Viy (uncredited)
Nikolai Yudin
as monk (uncredited)
Klara Rumyanova
as Pannochka (voice)
Writing
Konstantin Ershov Screenplay
Georgi Kropachyov Screenplay
Aleksandr Ptushko Screenplay

Sound
Karen Khachaturyan Original Music Composer

Costume & Make-Up
Roza Satunovskaya Costume Design

Camera
Fyodor Provorov Director of Photography

Editing
Regina Pesetskaya Editor

Art
Nikolay Markin Production Design

Camera
Viktor Pishchalnikov Director of Photography

Sound
Emin Khachaturyan Conductor

Writing
Nikolai Gogol Short Story

Costume & Make-Up
Sarra Mokil Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Editing
Tamara Zubrova Editor

Writing
Anatoliy Stepanov Script Editor
N. Matveyev Script Consultant

Production
Vitaly Krivonoshchenko Executive Producer

Directing
Georgi Kropachyov Director
Konstantin Ershov Director

Sound
Irina Stulova Sound Recordist
Yevgeni Kashkevich Sound Recordist

Costume & Make-Up
B. Yegorov Key Makeup Artist
Zinaida Yegorova Key Makeup Artist

Visual Effects
Boris Travkin Visual Effects Camera
V. Smirnov Visual Effects Designer
Nikolay Zvonaryov Visual Effects Designer

Art
Aleksandr Ptushko Art Direction

Crew
Aleksandr Ptushko Stunt Coordinator





















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