Drama Fantasy Horror

Viy (1967)

Name: Viy
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1967-11-27
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov, Vadim Zakharchenko

"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"

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1h 16m RU Released

Director: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov

Overview

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.