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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.

  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Larysa KadochnykovaLarysa KadochnykovaPidorka
  • Photo of Boris KhmelnitskyBoris KhmelnitskyPetro
  • Photo of Oleksandr SergienkoOleksandr SergienkoIvas
  • Photo of Davyd YanoverDavyd YanoverMaster
  • Photo of Dmytro FrankoDmytro FrankoKorzh
  • Photo of Yevgeni FridmanYevgeni FridmanBasavriuk
  • Photo of Gemma FirsovaGemma FirsovaWitch
  • Photo of Konstantin ErshovKonstantin ErshovPriest
  • Photo of Boryslav BrondukovBoryslav BrondukovSuitor
  • Photo of Mykhailo IllienkoMykhailo IllienkoSuitor

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