The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1968-12-25
Runtime: 71 minutes
Director: Yurii Illienko
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- Larysa Kadochnykova as Pidorka
- Boris Khmelnitsky as Petro
- Oleksandr Sergienko as Ivas
- Davyd Yanover as Master
- Dmytro Franko as Korzh
- Yevgeni Fridman as Basavriuk
- Gemma Firsova as Witch
- Konstantin Ershov as Priest
- Boryslav Brondukov as Suitor
- Mykhailo Illienko as Suitor
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