Viy
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
1967 · 76 min · ★ 6.9 · 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.
Directed by Georgi Kropachyov · Written by Aleksandr Ptushko
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Leonid Kuravlyov Khoma Brut -
Natalya Varley Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter -
Aleksey Glazyrin Centurion -
Nikolay Kutuzov Witch -
Vadim Zakharchenko Freebie -
Petro Vesklyarov Dorosh -
Vladimir Salnikov Horobets -
Dmytro Kapka Overko -
Stepan Shkurat Yavtukh -
Georgiy Sochevko Stepan -
Mykola Yakovchenko Spirid - N Nikolay Panasev comforter
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