The Living Corpse

The Living Corpse

Release Date: 1929-02-14

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.

Rating: 5.2 / 10

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

Crew

  • Fyodor Otsep - Director

  • Anatoli Marienhof - Writer

  • Anatoli Golovnya - Director of Photography

  • Phil Jutzi - Director of Photography

  • Leo Tolstoy - Theatre Play

Reviews

No reviews available.

Similar Movies

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
View Details
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
View Details
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
View Details
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
View Details
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
View Details
A Daughter Of Destiny
A Daughter Of Destiny
View Details
Aelita: Queen of Mars
Aelita: Queen of Mars
View Details
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
View Details
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
View Details
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
View Details
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
View Details
The Crowd
The Crowd
View Details
Modern Times
Modern Times
View Details
The Lady and the Mouse
The Lady and the Mouse
View Details
Warned Off
Warned Off
View Details
Partners of the Night
Partners of the Night
View Details
Mr. Barnes of New York
Mr. Barnes of New York
View Details
The Christian
The Christian
View Details
Sir Arne's Treasure
Sir Arne's Treasure
View Details
The Eternal City
The Eternal City
View Details