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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968)

Genre : Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : Yuri Illienko

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.

Actors

Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Pidorka
Boris Khmelnitsky
Boris Khmelnitsky
Petro
Dmitri Franko
Dmitri Franko
Korzh
Boryslav Brondukov
Boryslav Brondukov
Suitor
Mykhailo Illienko
Mykhailo Illienko
Suitor
Gemma Firsova
Gemma Firsova
Witch
Viktor Panchenko
Viktor Panchenko
Suitor
Konstantin Ershov
Konstantin Ershov
Priest
Nikolai Silis
Nikolai Silis
Tavern keeper
Oleksandr Sergienko
Oleksandr Sergienko
Ivas
Davyd Yanover
Davyd Yanover
Master
Yevgeni Fridman
Yevgeni Fridman
Basavriuk

Crews

Yuri Illienko
Yuri Illienko
Director
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol
Story
Yuri Illienko
Yuri Illienko
Writer
Pyotr Maksimenko
Pyotr Maksimenko
Production Design
Valeri Novakov
Valeri Novakov
Production Design
Serhiy Brzhestovsky
Serhiy Brzhestovsky
Set Decoration
Georgi Djulgerov
Georgi Djulgerov
Assistant Director
Emilya Illienko
Emilya Illienko
Assistant Director
Leonid Vachi
Leonid Vachi
Sound Editor
Vadym Illienko
Vadym Illienko
Director of Photography
Leonid Hrabovsky
Leonid Hrabovsky
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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