Viy (1967)
Вий
"The Soviet Union’s first horror film!"
ThumbScore
👍 85%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 83%
(RT: 83%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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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
Is Viy good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 297 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 83%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
