The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)
Petro is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long-ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won't hear of it. The mischievous demon Basavriuk, offers a deal, enticing Petro into crime for the sake of fortune. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Eve of Ivan Kupala” (“St John’s Eve”) and Ukrainian folk tales.
Director: Yurii Illienko
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Larysa Kadochnykova as Pidorka |
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Boris Khmelnitsky as Petro |
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Oleksandr Sergienko as Ivas |
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Davyd Yanover as Master |
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Dmytro Franko as Korzh |
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Yevgeni Fridman as Basavriuk |
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Gemma Firsova as Witch |
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Konstantin Ershov as Priest |
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Boryslav Brondukov as Suitor |
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Mykhailo Illienko as Suitor |
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Viktor Panchenko as Suitor |
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Nikolai Silis as Tavern keeper |
| Writing | Yurii Illienko | Writer |
| Art | Serhiy Brzhestovsky | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Yurii Illienko | Director |
| Directing | Georgi Djulgerov | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emilya Illienko | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leonid Vachi | Sound Editor |
| Art | Pyotr Maksimenko | Production Design |
| Art | Valeriy Novakov | Production Design |
| Camera | Vadym Illienko | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Natalia Akayomova | Editor |
| Sound | Leonid Hrabovskyi | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lidiya Baikova | Costume Design |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Short Story |
