The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

Yurii Illienko
1968-12-25


6.9
71 min

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.

Cast

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