Review of Viy (1967) by Gergely K — 23 Aug 2011

Gogol tÃ¶rtÃ (C)nete nyomÃ¡n lÃ¡tvÃ¡nyos Ã (C)s hangulatos fantasy-horrort hoztak Ã¶ssze az oroszok, gyÃ¶nyÃ¶rÅ± alÃ¡festÅ' zenÃ (C)vel megspÃ (C)kelve. JÃ¶vÅ're jÃ¶n a remake...

This review of Viy (1967) was written by Gergely K on 23 Aug 2011.

Viy has generally received positive reviews.

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