The Living Corpse (1929)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1929-02-14
Germany, Soviet Union
82 Min.
PG-13
Drama
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.
Cast
Fyodor Protasov
Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova
Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister
Anna Pavlovna
Masha, gypsy girl
Karenin
Petushkov
Pretty lady
Artemyev
Priest
Pickpocket
Fyodor, friend of Protasov's
Hired witness (uncredited)
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