poster

1967

(11/27/1967) (SU)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

1h 16m

68

User Score

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

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.

1967

68

User Score

(11/27/1967) (SU)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

1h 16m

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

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.

Cast

Natalya Varley

Natalya Varley

Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

bursak (uncredited)

Sergey Vanyashkin

Sergey Vanyashkin

piper (uncredited)

Boris Veselov

Boris Veselov

two-nosed ghoul (uncredited)

Aleksandra Denisova

Aleksandra Denisova

countrywoman (uncredited)

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

countrywoman (uncredited)

Mykhailo Kramar

Mykhailo Kramar

bursak (uncredited)

Viktor Kolpakov

Viktor Kolpakov

countryman (uncredited)

Aleksandr Lebedev

Aleksandr Lebedev

bursak who milks a goat (uncredited)