Movie

The Living Corpse

★ 5.3/10 · 10 votes 1929 1h 22m Released

Drama

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

Vsevolod Pudovkin Fyodor Protasov Maria Jacobini Yelizaveta Andreyevna Prot Viola Garden Sasha, Yelizaveta's sister Julia Serda Anna Pavlovna Nato Vachnadze Masha, gypsy girl Gustav Diessl Karenin