The Living Corpse

The Living Corpse — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 14, 1929
• Runtime
• 82 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Fyodor Otsep

The Living Corpse — Cast

Vsevolod Pudovkin Fyodor Protasov Maria Jacobini Yelizaveta Andreyevna Protasova Viola Garden Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister Julia Serda Anna Pavlovna Nato Vachnadze Masha, gypsy girl Gustav Diessl Karenin Vladimir Uralskiy Petushkov Vera Maretskaya Pretty lady