MOVIE
Viy
The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Viy in its release era
Released in 1967, Viy sits inside the 1960s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1967-11-27
- TMDB score
- 6.9/10
- Original language
- RU
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Soviet Union
- Studio
- Luch, Mosfilm
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Topicswitchvillageevil spiritcorpsedemongothic horrorfolk horror