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6.9A 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.
Released: 1967-11-2776 minDir: Georgi KropachyovDrama, Fantasy, Horror
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Cast
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Khoma Brut
- Natalya Varley as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
- Aleksey Glazyrin as Centurion
- Nikolay Kutuzov as Witch
- Vadim Zakharchenko as Freebie
- Petro Vesklyarov as Dorosh
Themes
- witch
- village
- evil spirit
- corpse
- demon
- gothic horror
- folk horror
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- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 236417
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- publication date
- 1970-08-21
- title
- Вий
- review score
- 6.3/10
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1960s dark fantasy films1960s supernatural horror films1967 films1967 horror films1967 Russian-language films1967 Soviet filmsDemons in filmFilms about witchcraftFilms based on Russian folkloreFilms based on Slavic mythologyFilms based on Viy (story)Films set in UkraineFilms shot in UkraineFolk horror filmsGothic horror filmsMosfilm filmsRussian dark fantasy filmsRussian-language horror filmsRussian supernatural horror filmsSoviet fantasy filmsSoviet horror filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date