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Georgiy Kropachyov was born on 15 April 1930 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for Hard to Be a God (2013), Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998) and Viy (1967). He died on 29 March 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Production Designer, Set Decorator, Director
- April 15, 1930
- Georgiy Kropachyov
- March 29, 2016
Viy (Spirit of Evil or Vii, Russian: Вий) is a 1967 Soviet supernatural horror film directed by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov. Based on the story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the film's screenplay was written by Yershov, Kropachyov and Aleksandr Ptushko.
Georgiy Kropachyov was born on April 15, 1930 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was a production designer and set decorator, known for Hard to Be a God (2013), Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998) and Viy (1967). He died on March 29, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- April 15, 1930
- March 29, 2016
Jan 13, 2021 · However, another exemplar of this subgenre languishes in obscurity: Konstantin Ershov and Georgiy Kropachyov’s Viy (1967). Also known as Spirit of Evil, the movie portrays a vast, absurd, and often tragic world in the spirit of traditional “fairy tale” storytelling.
Mar 2, 2021 · Viy, which was directed by Konstantin Ershov and Georgiy Kropachyov but believed to primarily be the work of the groundbreaking and acclaimed Ukrainian director/animator/special effects artist Aleksandr Ptushko, is often considered to be the first and only straight-up supernatural horror film made in the Soviet Union.
Viy: Directed by Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov, Aleksandr Ptushko. With Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov. A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village.
Mar 15, 2021 · Discover the sole horror film produced during the Soviet era. Viy, Konstantin Ershov and Georgiy Kropachyov’s 1967 Gothic chiller, boasts spectacular visuals and effects.
