The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

Information

Release DateDecember 25, 1968
Runtime1h 11m
StatusReleased
ProductionDovzhenko Film Studios
LanguagesUkrainian
6.9
18 votes
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The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko

Featured Cast

Larysa Kadochnykova

Larysa Kadochnykova

Pidorka

Boris Khmelnitsky

Boris Khmelnitsky

Petro

Oleksandr Sergienko

Oleksandr Sergienko

Ivas

Davyd Yanover

Davyd Yanover

Master

Dmytro Franko

Dmytro Franko

Korzh

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