Viy (1967)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 17min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 27 Nov 1967 (Soviet Union)
- Movie
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.
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| Leonid Kuravlyov | ... |
Khoma
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| Natalya Varley | ... |
Pannochka
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Aleksey Glazyrin | ... |
Sotnik
(as A. Glazyrin)
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| Nikolay Kutuzov | ... |
Vedma
(as N. Kutuzov)
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| Vadim Zakharchenko | ... |
Khalyava
(as V. Zakharchenko)
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| Pyotr Vesklyarov | ... |
Rektor / Dorosh
(as P. Vesklyarov)
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Vladimir Salnikov | ... |
Gorobets
(as V. Salnikov)
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| Dmitriy Kapka | ... |
Overko
(as D. Kapka)
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| Stepan Shkurat | ... |
Yavtukh
(as S. Shkurat)
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| Georgiy Sochevko | ... |
Stepan
(as G. Sochevko)
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| Nikolay Yakovchenko | ... |
Spirid
(as N. Yakovchenko)
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| Nikolay Panasev | ... |
Uteshitel
(as N. Panasev)
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| Borislav Brondukov | ... |
Bursak (uncredited)
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| Aleksandra Denisova | ... |
Selyanka (uncredited)
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| Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya | ... |
Selyanka (uncredited)
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| Viktor Kolpakov | ... |
Selyanin (uncredited)
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| Mikhail Kramar | ... |
Bursak (uncredited)
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| Margarita Krinitsyna | ... |
Gafiyka (uncredited)
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| Aleksandr Lebedev | ... |
Bursak (uncredited)
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| Dmitriy Orlovskiy | ... |
Selyanin (uncredited)
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Anna Pavlova | ... |
Selyanka (uncredited)
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| Klara Rumyanova | ... |
Pannochka (uncredited) (voice)
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Nikolay Stepanov | ... |
Viy (uncredited)
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| Sergey Vanyashkin | ... |
Dudochnik (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Konstantin Ershov | ||
| Georgiy Kropachyov | ||
| Aleksandr Ptushko | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Konstantin Ershov | ... | () |
| Nikolay Gogol | ... | (story) (as Nikolai Gogol) |
| Georgiy Kropachyov | ... | () |
| Aleksandr Ptushko | ... | () |
Music by
| Karen Khachaturyan | ||
Cinematography by
| Viktor Pishchalnikov | ... | (as V. Pishchalnikov) |
| Fyodor Provorov | ... | (as F. Provorov) |
Editing by
| R. Pesetskaya | ||
| Tamara Zubova | ||
Production Design by
| Nikolay Markin | ... | (as N. Markin) |
Costume Design by
| Roza Satunovskaya | ... | (costume design) (as R. Satunovskaya) |
Sound Department
| Evgeniy Kashkevich | ... | sound |
| Irina Stulova | ... | sound (as I. Stulova) |
Special Effects by
| Aleksandr Ptushko | ... | special effects supervisor |
Music Department
| Emin Khachaturyan | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Aleksandr Ptushko | ... | creative advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mosfilm (1967) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1969) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Nihonkai Eiga (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Azimuth (2009) (Russia) (DVD)
- Empresa Hispanoamericana de Video (EHV) (Argentina) (VHS)
- HB Films (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Hanzibar Films (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2016) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Film (2010) (South Korea) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
- Njutafilms (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Socai-Films (France) (VHS)
- Toho Videodisc (1986) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- Works Editora (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- ZYX Music (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Getting lost, wandering home whilst on leave from his seminary, novice monk Khoma stays in the barn of an old woman. A scuffle breaks out. Later, he is summoned to stand and pray over a young dead woman, in the local church, for three nights. It is here that, while in the long, dark nights of the locked doors, the dead regain life, the souls of Hell taunt the young monk to near terrifying insanity, and the test of Faith will be as powerful as the witches, monsters and the mighty demon Viy who haunt his every step and bay for his very soul. Written by Cinema_Fan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nikolay Stepanov who plays the demon Viy, was a circus artist. He was cast for his strength, because costume of the creature was extremely heavy. See more » |
| Goofs | When Khoma draws a chalk circle on the church floor for the first time, traces of previous circles are still visible on the floorboards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Night on Bald Mountain See more » |
| Quotes |
Pannochka:
I summon the vampires! I summon the werewolves!... I summon Viy! See more » |