Viy
“The Soviet Union’s first horror film!”
6.9(265 votes)
November 27, 1967
1h 16m
Overview
A 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.
Director
Georgi KropachyovWriters
Aleksandr Ptushko, Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
