Viy (1909 film)

Viy (Russian: Вий) is a 1909 Russian short film directed and written by Vasili Goncharov. This is the first Russian horror film.^[1][2]

Directed byVasili Goncharov

Written byVasili Goncharov

Produced byAleksandr Khanzhonkov

Starring

• I. Langfeld
• A. Platonov
• V. Dalskaya

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Viy
Russian: Вий
Directed by	Vasili Goncharov
Written by	Vasili Goncharov
Produced by	Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Starring	I. Langfeld A. Platonov V. Dalskaya
Cinematography	Joseph-Louis Mundwiller
Production company	Pathé
Release date	September 14, 1909 (1909-09-14)
Country	Russian Empire
Language	Russian

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The film is considered lost.^[3]