Viy (1967)
Вий
Overview
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.
Where to watch Viy
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
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| United States | Night Flight Plus, Screambox, Eternal Family, Klassiki +3 | Google Play Movies, YouTube | Google Play Movies, YouTube |
| United Kingdom | Shudder, Klassiki, Bloodstream | — | — |
| Canada | Bloodstream | YouTube | YouTube |
| Australia | Bloodstream | — | — |
| Ireland | Bloodstream | — | — |
| New Zealand | Bloodstream | — | — |
| India | Bloodstream | — | — |
| South Africa | Bloodstream | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Bloodstream | — | — |
| Germany | Bloodstream | — | — |
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What is Viy about?
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. Viy is a Drama, Fantasy, Horror movie, released on 1967-11-27, runtime 76 minutes.
Is Viy worth watching?
TMDB users rate Viy 6.9 out of 10 from 299 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Viy?
In the United States, Viy streams on Night Flight Plus, Screambox and Eternal Family and can be rented from Google Play Movies and YouTube. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
Cast
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Khoma Brut
- Natalya Varley as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter
- Aleksey Glazyrin as Centurion
- Nikolay Kutuzov as Witch
- Vadim Zakharchenko as Freebie
- Petro Vesklyarov as Dorosh
- Vladimir Salnikov as Horobets
- Dmytro Kapka as Overko
- Stepan Shkurat as Yavtukh
- Georgiy Sochevko as Stepan
- Mykola Yakovchenko as Spirid
- Nikolay Panasev as comforter
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Sources
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