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Viy (1967)

"Spirit of Evil"

6.9/10 1h 16m Nov 27, 1967
Drama Fantasy Horror

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Π’ΠΈΠΉ
Original Language RU
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Khoma Brut
Popularity: 1.7
Natalya Varley
Natalya Varley
Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
Popularity: 1.0
Aleksey Glazyrin
Aleksey Glazyrin
Centurion
Popularity: 0.3
Nikolay Kutuzov
Nikolay Kutuzov
Witch
Popularity: 0.2
Vadim Zakharchenko
Vadim Zakharchenko
Freebie
Popularity: 0.4
Petro Vesklyarov
Petro Vesklyarov
Dorosh
Popularity: 0.2
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Salnikov
Horobets
Popularity: 0.1
Dmitriy Kapka
Dmitriy Kapka
Overko
Popularity: 0.2
Stepan Shkurat
Stepan Shkurat
Yavtukh
Popularity: 0.3
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Georgiy Sochevko
Stepan
Popularity: 0.1
Mykola Yakovchenko
Mykola Yakovchenko
Spirid
Popularity: 0.2
Nikolay Panasev
Nikolay Panasev
comforter
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Ershov
Editor Regina Pesetskaya, Tamara Zubrova
Director Aleksandr Ptushko
Producer Vitaly Krivonoshchenko

Production

Luch
SU
Mosfilm
SU

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Keywords

witch village evil spirit corpse demon gothic horror folk horror

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Dec 26, 2022

I gather this is one of the few "horror" films ever made during the Soviet era and it plays rather well on the superstitions of a rural population who are pretty much scared of their own shadows! "Khoma" (Leonid Kuravlyov) is a young priest who is charged with sitting with the corpse of a young woma ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 27, 1967
Runtime 1h 16m
Language RU
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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