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The Living Corpse (1929)

★ 5.2/10 82 min Drama Germany, Soviet Union Russian
Director: Fyodor Otsep
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top 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

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