Viy

Year: 1967Certificate: 12

Director:
Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov
Cast:
Vadim Zakharchenko, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksei Glazyrin,
Running Time:
72 mins
Language:
Russian
English Subtitles:
Na
Country of Origin:
Russia
Genre(s):
Drama, Film, Horror
Formats:
Bursting with startling imagery and stunning practical effects courtesy of directors Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov, and perhaps most notably, artistic director Aleksandr Ptushko (the legendary special effects artist whose spectacular stop-motion effects and innovative colour cinematography has seen him referred to as the Soviet equivalent of Willis O’Brien, Ray Harryhausen, and even Mario Bava), VIY has influenced generations of directors for more than half a century.

In 19th century Russia, a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch. But when she rises from the dead to seduce him, it will summon a nightmare of fear, desire, and the ultimate demonic mayhem.

Your details

Film Details

Back to Film listing