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.| Original Title: | Вий |
|---|---|
| Status: | Released (1967-11-27) |
| Screen: | Konstantin Ershov, Nikolay Gogol, Georgiy Kropachyov |
| Productions: | Luch, Mosfilm |
| Production Countries: | Soviet Union |
| Spoken Languages: | Pусский |
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- 225721: Georgi Kropachyov - Director - Directing
- 225722: Konstantin Ershov - Director - Directing
- 225723: Aleksandr Ptushko - Screenplay - Writing
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- 1097807: Nikolai Gogol - Story - Writing
- 1625934: Karen Khachaturyan - Original Music Composer - Sound
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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 ....
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