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Viy · LeviOsa

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The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

DramaFantasyHorror1h 16m

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88%

Tomatometer

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79%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Details

DirectorsGeorgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov

ReleasedNov 27, 1967

StatusReleased

Original languageRussian

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Luch

Mosfilm

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

Dmytro Kapka

Dmytro Kapka

Overko

Stepan Shkurat

Stepan Shkurat

Yavtukh

Georgiy Sochevko

Georgiy Sochevko

Stepan

Mykola Yakovchenko

Mykola Yakovchenko

Spirid

Nikolay Panasev

comforter

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Bloodstream

Reviews

8 reviews · 6 critics · 1 fan

6 fresh · 1 rotten

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Anton Bitel

RTLittle White LiesMar 16, 2021

Ershov and Kropachyov offer us all a glimpse of what such long dark nights of the soul might look like from the inside.

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Fred Camper

RTChicago ReaderOct 17, 2016

Russian director Alexander Ptushko is known for his special effects, which have an appropriately low-tech charm in this 1967 folktale.

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Wael Khairy

RTThe Cinephile FixSep 23, 2022

“Viy” is disturbing, absurd, bizarre, and outlandish at the same time. A real treat for anyone who wants to take a deep dive into a world of phantasmagoria.

P

Panos Kotzathanasis

RTAsian Movie PulseNov 18, 2021

"Viy" is a great film, which goes much further than its supernatural horror premises through the prowess in direction, acting, but most of all, audiovisual aspect that deem the movie a true epic.

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Information

Title

Viy

Released

Nov 27, 1967

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Soviet Union

Original Audio

Russian

Runtime

1h 16m

Status

Released

Studios

Luch, Mosfilm

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