The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

71 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 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.

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

71 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1968

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Вечір на Івана Купала
Directors Emilya Ilyenko, Georgi Djulgerov, Yurii Illienko
Writers Nikolai Gogol, Yurii Illienko

Cast

Larisa Kadochnikova

as Pidorka

Dmitri Franko

as Korzh

Boryslav Brondukov

as Suitor

Mykhailo Illienko

as Suitor

Gemma Firsova

as Witch

Viktor Panchenko

as Suitor

Konstantin Ershov

as Priest

Nikolai Silis

as Tavern keeper

David Yanover

as Master

Yevgeni Fridman

as Basavriuk