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When The Dead Awaken

When The Dead Awaken (1926)

1h 7m | PG-13

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The movie takes place in one of the Russian provincial cities during the Civil War. A local priest, together with the ex-estate manager buries count's treasures and disguises it as his nephew's funeral. And when his nephew Nikeshka Vonmiglasov, a former Wrangelian, suddenly appears, he understands that he can profit on his magical "resurrection".

Director: Aleksey Dmitriev

Studio: Gosvoenkino

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Igor Ilyinsky

Igor Ilyinsky

as Nikeshka Vonmiglasov

Pyotr Repnin

Pyotr Repnin

as Ardalion Medalionov, telegraph operator

Nikolai Vashkevich

Nikolai Vashkevich

as Matvey, priest

Antonin Pankryshev

Antonin Pankryshev

as Deacon

I. Vysotsky

I. Vysotsky

as Menzurkin, village doctor

Yevdokia Solovyova

Yevdokia Solovyova

as Christophora, deacon's daughter