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Viy AKA Spirit of Evil (1967)
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.Director: Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko (uncredited)
Year of Copyright: 1967
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:37)
Further Release Trailers:
- "Hamlet" (3:48)
- "Amphibian Man" (4:40)
- "Prof. Dowell Testament" (2:40)
Biography of the author Nikolai Gogol -
Subtitles:English, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:A PAL-to-NTSC transfer.
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Extras:"Viy the Vampire" 2019 interview with filmmaker Richard Stanley (22:57)
"The Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film" 2019 featurette (34:26)
Short Silent Films:
- "Satan Exultant" (19:29)
- "The Queen of Spades" (16:29)
- "The Portrait" (7:53)
Theatrical Trailer (1:53) -
Subtitles:English (for Russian), English HoH (for English)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Filmographies
Nikolai Gogol Biography -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4600448008475
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:05)
Photo Gallery
Biographies and Filmographies
Short Silent Films:
- "The Portrait" (7:53)
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- "The Queen of Spades" (16:29)
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- "Satan Exultant" excerpt (19:28)
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Coming Soon
Nicolai Gogol:
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- "Remembering Nikolai Gogol" 1939 documentary (18:19) -
Subtitles:English, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:460677700219
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
"Viy the Vampire" 2019 interview with filmmaker Richard Stanley
"The Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film" 2019 video essay -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:05)
Photo Gallery
Biographies and Filmographies
Short Silent Films:
- "The Portrait" (7:53)
-- Information
- "The Queen of Spades" (16:29)
-- Information
- "Satan Exultant" excerpt (19:28)
-- Information
Coming Soon
Nicolai Gogol:
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- "Remembering Nikolai Gogol" 1939 documentary (18:19) -
Subtitles:English, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R0
Severin for the proper transfer and extras.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts (71:54 PAL-to-NTSC)
- R0 America- Severin Films - No cuts (76:34 NTSC)
- R0 Russia- Krupny Plan - No cuts (71:50 PAL)
- R0 Russia- RUSCICO - No cuts (71:56 PAL)
- R2 Limited Edition Germany- Camera Obscura - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Pagan Films - No cuts (71:55 PAL)
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 10/12/12
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 30/01/22UPDATE LOG:
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