Viy

Summary

Viy is a film^[1]. Viy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Viy's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Viy's director is recorded as Konstantin Yershov^[4].
• Viy's director is recorded as Georgy Kropachyov^[5].
• Viy's screenwriter is recorded as Aleksandr Ptushko^[6].
• Viy's screenwriter is recorded as Konstantin Yershov^[7].
• Viy's screenwriter is recorded as Georgy Kropachyov^[8].
• Viy's composer is recorded as Karen Khachaturian^[9].
• Viy's genre is recorded as horror film^[10].
• Viy's genre is recorded as fantasy film^[11].
• Viy's based on is recorded as Viy^[12].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Leonid Kuravlyov^[13].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Natalya Varley^[14].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Stepan Shkurat^[15].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Aleksey Glazyrin^[16].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Mykola Yakovchenko^[17].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Dmitry Kapka^[18].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Nikolay Kutuzov^[19].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Vladimir Salnikov^[20].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Did Panas^[21].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Vadim Zakharchenko^[22].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Boryslav Brondukov^[23].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Aleksandra Denisova^[24].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Boris Veselov^[25].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Viktor Kolpakov^[26].
• Viy's cast member is recorded as Aleksandr Lebedev^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Konstantin Yershov^[4] and Georgy Kropachyov^[5]. Screenwriters include Aleksandr Ptushko^[6], Konstantin Yershov^[7], and Georgy Kropachyov^[8]. Cast members include Leonid Kuravlyov^[13], Natalya Varley^[14], Stepan Shkurat^[15], Aleksey Glazyrin^[16], Mykola Yakovchenko^[17], and Dmitry Kapka^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1967-11-27T00:00:00Z^[28], +1969-10-29T00:00:00Z^[29], and +1970-08-21T00:00:00Z^[30]. Viy's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian^[31]. Genres include horror film^[10] and fantasy film^[11].

Subject and Themes

Viy's main subject is recorded as supernatural^[32].

Reception

Reviews include 83%^[33] and 6.3/10^[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Viy's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol^[35].

Why It Matters

Viy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2] Viy has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]