7.2
Viy
DramaFantasyHorrorNot Rated
"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"
Duration
1h 16mRelease
27 Nov 1967Country
Russia
Language
RussianOverview
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.
Plot
A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
Cast
Leonid KuravlyovNatalya VarleyAleksey Glazyrin
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Details
Director
Konstantin ErshovGeorgiy KropachyovAleksandr Ptushko
Writers
Konstantin ErshovNikolay GogolGeorgiy Kropachyov
Trailer
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