Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksei Glazyrin
A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
Directed by: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Yershov
Release Date: November 27, 1967
DVD Release Date: August 21, 2001
Stats: 34 reviews
A seminarian in Czarist Ukraine must say prayers for three nights over the corpse of a deceased witch who had a vendetta against him. This Soviet era film, now available in the West, is one of the true classic horror movies, with no blood, sex or CGI but a brilliantly chilling s...( read more)
Classic Soviet horror, based upon the homonymous novel by Nikolai Gogol. A fairy-like and folkloristic tale of witchcraft, demons, possession and Russian myths, with a remarkable visionary ending, full of simple but effective special effects.
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