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Viy(Movie, 1967)

Original title: "Вий" (Russian/RU)
1h 17min | Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
ViyRating: 3.4/5 (with 8383 votes)
Viy (Spirit of Evil or Vii, Russian: Вий) is a 1967 Soviet horror film directed by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov. Based on the story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the film's screenplay was written by Yershov, Kropachyov and Aleksandr Ptushko. The film was distributed by Mosfilm, and was the first Soviet-era horror film to be officially released in the USSR. ()
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About Viy

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union
Based on the work of: Nikolai Gogol ("Viy")
Made by: Luch
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: Russian (RU)
Translated into 17 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/27/1967
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Viy, espíritu del mal"
"Velho"
"Viy ou le Diable"
"Viy, King of the Ghosts"
"Simadiako oneiro"
"Yôba - Shikan no noroi"
"Viy or Spirit of Evil"
"Вий"
"Wij"
"Vij eller Prästseminariets likvaka"
"Viy - ondskans ande"
"The Spirit of Evil"
"Viy or Spirit of Evil"
Keywords: folk horror, witch

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