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Viy

  • 19671967
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  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.2K
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Natalya Varley in Viy (1967)
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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 pr... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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8.2K
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    • Konstantin Ershov
    • Georgiy Kropachyov
    • Aleksandr Ptushko(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Konstantin Ershov
    • Nikolay Gogol(story)
    • Georgiy Kropachyov
  • Stars
    • Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Natalya Varley
    • Aleksey Glazyrin
    • Konstantin Ershov
    • Georgiy Kropachyov
    • Aleksandr Ptushko(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Konstantin Ershov
    • Nikolay Gogol(story)
    • Georgiy Kropachyov
  • Stars
    • Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Natalya Varley
    • Aleksey Glazyrin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
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    Leonid Kuravlyov and Natalya Varley in Viy (1967)
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    Leonid Kuravlyov and Nikolay Kutuzov in Viy (1967)
    Nikolay Kutuzov in Viy (1967)
    Leonid Kuravlyov, Vladimir Salnikov, and Vadim Zakharchenko in Viy (1967)
    Pyotr Vesklyarov in Viy (1967)
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    Viy (1967)

    Top cast

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    Leonid Kuravlyov
    Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Khoma
    Natalya Varley
    Natalya Varley
    • Pannochka
    • (as N. Varley)
    Aleksey Glazyrin
    • Sotnik
    • (as A. Glazyrin)
    Nikolay Kutuzov
    Nikolay Kutuzov
    • Vedma
    • (as N. Kutuzov)
    Vadim Zakharchenko
    Vadim Zakharchenko
    • Khalyava
    • (as V. Zakharchenko)
    Pyotr Vesklyarov
    Pyotr Vesklyarov
    • Rektor
    • (as P. Vesklyarov)
    • …
    Vladimir Salnikov
    • Gorobets
    • (as V. Salnikov)
    Dmitriy Kapka
    Dmitriy Kapka
    • Overko
    • (as D. Kapka)
    Stepan Shkurat
    Stepan Shkurat
    • Yavtukh
    • (as S. Shkurat)
    Georgiy Sochevko
    Georgiy Sochevko
    • Stepan
    • (as G. Sochevko)
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    Nikolay Yakovchenko
    • Spirid
    • (as N. Yakovchenko)
    Nikolay Panasev
    Nikolay Panasev
    • Uteshitel
    • (as N. Panasev)
    Borislav Brondukov
    Borislav Brondukov
    • Bursak
    • (uncredited)
    Aleksandra Denisova
    Aleksandra Denisova
    • Selyanka
    • (uncredited)
    Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
    Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya
    • Selyanka
    • (uncredited)
    Viktor Kolpakov
    Viktor Kolpakov
    • Selyanin
    • (uncredited)
    Mikhail Kramar
    Mikhail Kramar
    • Bursak
    • (uncredited)
    Margarita Krinitsyna
    Margarita Krinitsyna
    • Gafiyka
    • (uncredited)
      • Konstantin Ershov
      • Georgiy Kropachyov
      • Aleksandr Ptushko(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Konstantin Ershov
      • Nikolay Gogol(story)
      • Georgiy Kropachyov
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      First horror film made in Soviet Union.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Pannochka: I summon the vampires! I summon the werewolves!... I summon Viy!

    • Connections
      Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Night on Bald Mountain
      Composed by Modest Mussorgsky

    User reviews58

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    8/10
    A Russian Classic Horror Movie
    Three drunken Russian seminarians are going home and ask for lodging to an old woman. Actually, she is a witch, who captures one of them and uses him like a flying broom. The young priest fights and kills the witch. After her death, she becomes a young and beautiful woman. Her rich father calls the young priest and orders him to stay locked up with her body in a wooden church, praying for three nights, as per her daughter's wish before die. The witch summons many creatures from hell to fight the priest in the church.

    "Viy" is a very interesting tale, weird and non-sense, having a wonderful cinematography and excellent special effects for a 1967 film. I dare to say that the story is a little crazy, maybe better understood by Russians, since it is based on their folklore. Anyway, I believe that fans of horror movies will like "Viy". The atmosphere in the church is very dark. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): 'Viy - O Espírito do Mal' ('Viy - The Evil Spirit')

    Note: On 10 July 2022, I saw this film again.
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Apr 11, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1967 (Soviet Union)
      • Soviet Union
      • Russian
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Saint George's Church, Sedniv, Chernihiv, Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • Luch
      • Mosfilm
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 17 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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