The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

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.

Release Date

December 25, 1968

Status

Released

Original Title

Вечір на Івана Купала

Runtime

1h 11min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Ukrainian

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios