The Eve of Ivan Kupalo
movie

Released December 25, 1968
Overview
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.
Runtime
1h 11m
Origin Country
Russia
Original Language
Ukrainian
Original Title
Вечір на Івана Купала
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
- Український (Ukrainian)
Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios
Russia







