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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
Quite a historic production, “Viy” was the first Soviet-era horror film to be officially released in the USSR and one of the most influential Russian films of all time, particularly due to its startling visuals and effects courtesy of directors Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov, and perhaps most notably, artistic director Aleksandr Ptushko.
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
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.
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- 1967-11-27
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- 77
Mar 11, 2021 · Brought to us by directors Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov, Viy tells the story of Seminary student Khoma (played by Leonid Kuravlyov) who is tasked to spend three nights praying over the corpse of a young woman (Pannochka, played by Natalya Varley) to absolve her soul of sin.
The Bava connection is an important one, as Georgi Kropachyov and Konstantin Yershov’s film has a look that brings to mind the Italian’s attempt at another Russian tale, namely Aleksey Tolstoy’s The Wurdalak from his portmanteau feature I tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath).
