Viy poster

Viy( 1967)

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Spirit of Evil

Overview

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in the church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leonid Kuravlyov

      Khoma Brutus

    2. cast image

      Natalya Varley

      Pannochka

    3. cast image

      Aleksey Glazyrin

      Sotnik

    4. cast image

      Nikolay Kutuzov

      Vedma

    5. cast image

      Vadim Zakharchenko

      Khalyava

    6. cast image

      Petro Vesklyarov

      Rektor / Dorosh

    7. cast image

      Vladimir Salnikov

      Gorobets

    8. cast image

      Dmitriy Kapka

      Overko

    9. cast image

      Stepan Shkurat

      Yavtukh

    10. cast image

      Georgiy Sochevko

      Stepan

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      Mykola Yakovchenko

      Spirid

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      Nikolay Panasev

      Uteshitel

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Dec 26 2022
    I gather this is one of the few "horror" films ever made during the Soviet era and it plays rather well on the superstitions of a rural population who are pretty much scared of their own shadows! "Khoma" (Leonid Kuravlyov) is a young priest who is charged with sitting with the corpse of a young woman. Locked, overnight, inside a small wooden church, he must protect her body from the evil spirits that might emanate from the depths of Hell to corrupt not just her, but him too! The eponymous "Viy" is the mightiest of those demons who is determined to seduce the young man - but can the faith and st...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • witch
    • folk horror