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Directed by | Konstantin Yershov Georgi Kropachyov |
Written by | Aleksandr Ptushko Konstantin Yershov Georgi Kropachyov |
Based on | Viy by Nikolai Gogol |
Starring | Leonid Kuravlyov Natalya Varley Alexei Glazyrin Vadim Zakharchenko Nikolai Kutuzov |
Cinematography | Viktor Pishchalnikov Fyodor Provorov |
Edited by | R. Pesetskaya Tamara Zubova |
Music by | Karen Khachaturian |
Production company | Artistic Association "LUCH" |
Distributed by | Mosfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Budget | 50000 Soviet Ruble |
Viy (Spirit of Evil[1] or Vii, Russian: Вий) is a 1967 Soviet gothic horror fantasy 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.[citation needed]