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The Living Corpse

The Living Corpse (1929)

1h 22m | PG-13

⭐ 5.2 / 10

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.

Director: Fyodor Otsep

Studio: Mezhrabpomfilm

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Vsevolod Pudovkin

Vsevolod Pudovkin

as Fyodor Protasov

Maria Jacobini

Maria Jacobini

as Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova

Viola Garden

Viola Garden

as Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister

Julia Serda

Julia Serda

as Anna Pavlovna

Nato Vachnadze

Nato Vachnadze

as Masha, gypsy girl

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

as Karenin