Viy (film)
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| Viy | |
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| Directed by | Konstantin Yershov Georgi Kropachyov |
| Written by | Original Story: Nikolai Gogol Screen Writers: Aleksandr Ptushko Konstantin Yershov Georgi Kropachyov |
| Starring | Leonid Kuravlev Natalya Varley Alexei Glazyrin Vadim Zakharchenko Nikolai Kutuzov |
| Music by | Karen Khachaturyan |
| Cinematography | Viktor Pishchalnikov Fyodor Provorov |
| Editing by | R. Pesetskaya Tamara Zubova |
| Release date(s) |  1967 |
| Running time | 78 min. |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
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Viy (or Vii, Russian: Вий) is a 1967 horror film made on Mosfilm and based on the Nikolai Gogol story of the same name.
[edit] Synopsis
A cossack must survive 3 nights in prayer guarding the deceased witch maiden while she along with an army of hellish demons try to lure him out of his Holy Ring of Chalk.
[edit] Cast
- Leonid Kuravlev as Khoma Brutus
- Natalya Varley as Pannochka
- Alexei Glazyrin
- Vadim Zakharchenko
- Nikolai Kutuzov
- Pyotr Vesklyarov
- Dmitri Kapka
- Stepan Shkurat
- G. Sochevko
- Nikolai Yakovchenko
- Nikolai Panasyev
[edit] External links
- Viy at the Internet Movie Database
- Viy at Allmovie
