Plot
Getting lost, wandering home whilst on leave from his seminary, novice monk Khoma stays in the barn of an old woman. A scuffle breaks out. Later, he is summoned to stand and pray over a young dead woman, in the local church, for three nights. It is here that, while in the long, dark nights of the locked doors, the dead regain life, the souls of Hell taunt the young monk to near terrifying insanity, and the test of Faith will be as powerful as the witches, monsters and the mighty demon Viy who haunt his every step and bay for his very soul.
Written by
Konstantin Ershov, Nikolay Gogol, Georgiy Kropachyov
Directed by
Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko
Crew
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Production Companies
Luch, Mosfilm
Languages
Awards
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Featurettes
Scores
# of Votes
10,433
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA