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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.
Konstantin Ershov was born on 11 July 1935 in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinskaya obast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor and director, known for Zhenshchiny shutyat vseryoz (1981), Viy (1967) and Kazhdyy vecher posle raboty (1974). He died on 28 December 1984.
The Rooks (Russian: Грачи, romanized: Grachi) is a Soviet crime drama film directed by Konstantin Yershov, filmed in 1982 in the USSR. Based on real events.
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.
Константин Ершов is known as an Director, Actor, Screenplay, Scenario Writer, Script, and Writer. Some of his work includes Viy, The Rooks, No Great Loss..., Women Joke Seriously, The Man Who Was Lucky, Stepan's Remembrance, Late Child, and Each Evening After Work.
Directors Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov created a nightmarish fable whose stylish approach remains influential today; it wouldn’t surprise me if visionary film-maker Alejandro Jodorowsky saw it before making his masterpieces El Topo and The Holy Mountain.
Mar 18, 2021 · VIY Blu-ray review: Dir: Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov [Masters of Cinema] Russia is not broadly known for its horror cinema but the 1960s did produce this rather unusual effort…. Nick Bartlett
