The Living Corpse

The Living Corpse

1929
1h 22m
5.2

5.2/10

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Overview

The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mezhrabpomfilm Prometheus-Film-Verleih
Production Countries
Germany Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title Живой труп
Release Date February 14, 1929
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0019609

Cast

Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin

Fyodor Protasov

Maria Jacobini
Maria Jacobini

Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova

Viola Garden
Viola Garden

Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister

Julia Serda
Julia Serda

Anna Pavlovna

Nato Vachnadze
Nato Vachnadze

Masha, gypsy girl

Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl

Karenin

Vladimir Uralskiy
Vladimir Uralskiy

Petushkov

Vera Maretskaya
Vera Maretskaya

Pretty lady

Daniil Vvedenskiy
Daniil Vvedenskiy

Artemyev

Porfiri Podobed
Porfiri Podobed

Priest

Pyotr Repnin
Pyotr Repnin

Boris Barnet
Boris Barnet

Pickpocket

Key Crew

Fyodor Otsep
Director
Boris Gusman
Writer
Anatoli Marienhof
Writer