1967· 76 min
Viy or Spirit of Evil (Viy)
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
Comedy Drama Fantasy Horror
6.9 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Georgi Kropachyov
Cast: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov, Vadim Zakharchenko
Tags
based on a bookcastclassicalcossackeffectsfolk storyfuneralGogolgreat endingnostalgic
