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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 80.1 / 100
1967·Drama / Fantasy / Horror·1h 17m

VIY

“The Soviet Union’s first horror film!”

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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Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov·DirectorAleksandr Ptushko·ScreenplayGeorgi Kropachyov·ScreenplayViktor Pishchalnikov·Director of PhotographyKaren Khachaturyan·Original Music ComposerRegina Pesetskaya·Editor
Cast
Leonid Kuravlyov·Khoma BrutNatalya Varley·Pannochka, the Centurion's DaughterAleksey Glazyrin·CenturionNikolay Kutuzov·WitchVadim Zakharchenko·FreebiePetro Vesklyarov·DoroshVladimir Salnikov·HorobetsDmytro Karpa·OverkoStepan Shkurat·YavtukhGeorgiy Sochevko·Stepan
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 2
Georgi Kropachyov·DirectorKonstantin Ershov·Director
Writing· 3
Aleksandr Ptushko·ScreenplayGeorgi Kropachyov·ScreenplayKonstantin Ershov·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Viktor Pishchalnikov·Director of PhotographyFyodor Provorov·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Regina Pesetskaya·EditorTamara Zubrova·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Karen Khachaturyan·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
80.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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