The Soviet Union’s first horror film!
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.
Directed by: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
Written by: Georgi Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko, Konstantin Ershov
Music by: Karen Khachaturyan
Starring: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov, Vadim Zakharchenko, Petro Vesklyarov, Vladimir Salnikov, Dmytro Kapka, Stepan Shkurat, Georgiy Sochevko
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1967-11-27
Runtime: 76 minutes
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