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Viy (1967)

Nov 27, 1967 Drama, Fantasy, Horror 1h 16m
69%
User Score
7.2/10
88%

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.

Aleksandr Ptushko
Screenplay
Georgi Kropachyov
Screenplay
Konstantin Ershov
Screenplay

Top Billed 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
Dmitriy Kapka
Dmitriy Kapka

Overko
Stepan Shkurat
Stepan Shkurat

Yavtukh

Full Cast & Crew

Media

VIY (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on December 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 woman. Locked, overnight, inside a small wooden church, he must protect her body from the evil spirits that might emanate from the depths of Hell to corrupt not just her, but him too! The eponymous "Viy" is the mightiest of those demons who is determined to seduce the young man - but can the faith and strength of this man of God prevail? I really quite liked this - it is maybe a bit over-scripted, but the visual effects are fun and there is (deliberate) humour amongst the scenes of mayhem as coffins...

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