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Short Film

Viy

Based On the book by Nikolai Gogol

Viy (Russian: Вий) is a 1909 Russian short film directed and written by Vasili Goncharov. This is the first Russian horror film. The film is considered lost.

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Release date:: September 14, 1909
Director:: Vasily Goncharov
Genre:: Fantasy, Horror, Silent
Country:: Russian Empire
Language:: Russian
Year page:: 1909 in adaptations

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Book vs Film

The Book · 1835

Viy

Nikolai Gogol

The Short Film · 1909

Viy

Vasily Goncharov

★ 3.9 / 10 9 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 74 years after publication.

Other Adaptations

Film 7.1

Viy

November 27, 1967 · from the book by Nikolai Gogol

Film 5.2

Viy

January 30, 2014 · from the book by Nikolai Gogol

TV Series 9.2

Game of Thrones

2011 · from the book by George R. R. Martin

Film 9.0

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the...

December 1, 2003 · from the book by J. R. R. Tolkien

TV Series 9.0

Critical Role

· from the book by Gary Gygax

Film 8.9

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of...

December 19, 2001 · from the book by J. R. R. Tolkien

Film 8.8

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

December 5, 2002 · from the book by J. R. R. Tolkien

TV Series 8.7

The Untamed

· from the book by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Viy